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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 2, what part of AA does Bobby's lunch date have trouble with?
(a) Introducing herself as an alcoholic.
(b) The making amends thing.
(c) The God thing.
(d) The honesty thing.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what bar does Bobby go to on Philip St.?
(a) Cat's Paw.
(b) Left of Center.
(c) The Gulf.
(d) Seven Seas.

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, where does Bobby move to after moving out of his apartment?
(a) The Decatur Cafe.
(b) Seven Seas Bar.
(c) Taylor's garage.
(d) Lou's guest house.

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, who does Oiler say came calling on him?
(a) Guys from a competing Dive company.
(b) The same guys in suits that interviewed Bobby.
(c) Guys from the manufacturers of downed plane.
(d) Long John.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, what does Bobby's paternal grandfather do as a profession?
(a) He is a patent clerk.
(b) He is a chemist and engineer.
(c) He is a watchmaker.
(d) He is a pilot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 1, what is Bobby's lunch date's original first name?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, why does Bobby's lunch friend say they tried to kiss their elbow after falling out of tree?

3. In the Italicized section of the Chapter 1, what chemical compound is the first part of the Kid's full name?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 4, who do all the smart people think was the smartest man that god ever made?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 2, what does Bobby borrow from Lou?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the Kid talk? What is the reader's impression of the Kid from the ways he talks and the language that he uses.

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

5. What is Oiler's attitude about his time in Vietnam?

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

7. What happens to Bobby that ends his time racing cars?

8. 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?

9. What is peculiar about this downed plane?

10. What is the job that Bobby and Red go on in Port Sulphur?

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