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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, why does the Kid say that he came first without his cohorts?
2. In the italicized section of Chapter 1, who does the girl say she can smell outside the door?
3. In the italicized section of Chapter 4, who does the girl's dressing table originally belong to?
4. In the Italicized section of Chapter 3, who is the girl's religion teacher?
5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 3, where is Oiler going on his next dive job?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the bathless one and what does he do?
2. In Chapter 2, What does the Kid present to the girl?
3. What does Debussy say that she wants in regard to gender?
4. In the beginning of Chapter 2, What is Bobby thinking about as he sits in the cathedral?
5. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what appears in the night at the girl's window that makes her whisper Bobby's name?
6. What part does Bobby's father play in World War II?
7. Why is the Kid called the Thalidomide Kid?
8. In Chapter 2, why does Bobby rent a boat and sail around the little cluster of islands off the coast of Mississippi?
9. Where does Bobby move in after taking all his belongings out of his apartment?
10. How does the fire start in Bianca's apartment?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do you think that there is an actual missing passenger? What do you think the missing passenger represents? Can the missing passenger be a metaphor or a symbol that has multiple meanings?
Essay Topic 2
What is the structure of each chapter? Why does the author structure the story in the way that he does? How does this structure support the overall feel of the book?
Essay Topic 3
What do you think of John Sheddan's character? What kind of person is he? What aspect of the author does he represent?
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