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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, who does John say that Bobby is in love with?
(a) John's Sister.
(b) The bartender.
(c) Bobby's diving partner.
(d) Bobby's Sister.

2. In the Italicized section of Chapter 3, in what subject does the girl get a B?
(a) Science.
(b) Religion.
(c) English.
(d) Math.

3. In the Italicized section of Chapter 3, after they talk about her report card, who does the Kid call to sing a song for the girl?
(a) A ventriloquist.
(b) Grogan.
(c) A musician wearing suspenders and a top hat.
(d) Lawn dwarves.

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what is Bobby's sister's name?
(a) Brenda.
(b) Ellen.
(c) Alicia.
(d) Jean.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what does Bobby realize is missing from the plane?
(a) The navigation rack.
(b) The satellite phone.
(c) The steering column.
(d) The fuselage.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the italicized section of Chapter 1, what mathematical term does the Kid accuse the girl of calling him?

2. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what does the kid say that nobody wants to talk about the speed of?

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what is Long John's nickname for Bobby?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, at the end of his trip, where does Bobby call to talk to his sister?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what is Bobby's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Bobby find anything on his search of the cluster of islands?

2. Before the girl ends her life in the Wisconsin woods, who comes to see her a final time in her room in Chicago?

3. Who is the bathless one and what does he do?

4. What does Oiler say that he regrets the most about his time in Vietnam?

5. How does the Kid feel about almost all the acts that he brings up? How does he generally end them that gives a clue as to how he feels?

6. Where does Bobby move in after taking all his belongings out of his apartment?

7. Of the Kid's cohorts, who is the only one that the girl cares about? Why does the kid not summon her for the girl?

8. What is peculiar about this downed plane?

9. In Chapter 2, why does Bobby rent a boat and sail around the little cluster of islands off the coast of Mississippi?

10. In the beginning of Chapter 2, What is Bobby thinking about as he sits in the cathedral?

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