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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 3, who leaves a message for Bobby at the bar that Bobby calls back when he gets back from his dive job?
(a) The guys in suits.
(b) Bianca.
(c) Debbie.
(d) Oiler.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, what does Bobby realize when he gets back to his apartment after talking to Oiler?
(a) That he needs to return what he borrowed from Lou.
(b) That some guys have broken into his apartment and searched through his things.
(c) He forgot his dive gear at the operations office.
(d) That he forgot to tell something to Oiler.

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, who supposedly found the downed plane in the first place?
(a) A fisherman.
(b) The coast guard.
(c) A helicopter pilot flying off the coast.
(d) A barge operator.

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, what does Bobby's sister say is buried in their paternal grandmother's house?
(a) Their father's classified documents.
(b) Their father's lost genealogy.
(c) Gold.
(d) Their mother's jewelry.

5. In the Italicized section of the Chapter 1, what chemical compound is the first part of the Kid's full name?
(a) Galinide.
(b) Thalidomide.
(c) Carboxylide.
(d) Pentamide.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what does Bobby realize is missing from the plane?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, the person Bobby calls back has a dream about Bobby. What is the dream?

3. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, what does the girl say that photons are not?

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

5. In the Italicized section of the Chapter 1, in the girl's dream, what are she and Bobby running after?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the Kid called the Thalidomide Kid?

2. What does Debussy say that she wants in regard to gender?

3. After talking to Oiler about Venezuela, what does Bobby notice about his apartment?

4. Who does the hunter find on his walk through the woods?

5. What are Bobby and Oiler doing off the coast of Mississippi as the non-italicized section of Chapter 1 opens?

6. What part does Bobby's father play in World War II?

7. In Chapter 2, What does the Kid present to the girl?

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

9. While Bobby is sitting in the cathedral, what does Bobby remember his sister saying about the afterlife and God?

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

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