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The Boatbuilder Quiz

Daniel Gumbiner

This Study Guide consists of approximately 46 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Boatbuilder.

The Boatbuilder by Daniel Gumbiner

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+Chapters Summary and Analysis

Chapters 9 - 16

Chapters 17 - 24

Chapters 25 - 32

Chapters 33 - 42

Symbols and Symbolism

Themes and Motifs

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

When does Berg tell himself he will quit using again? (from Chapters 1 - 8)

After he finishes housesitting for Mimi.

After Nell returns from tour.

After he gets a job with Alejandro.

After he gets a job with Fernwood.

2.

Why does Berg decide not to throw the fentanyl out the car window? (from Chapters 25 - 32)

Because he thinks Lapley would be offended if he discovered he threw it away.

Because he feels disconnected from his emotions, and his responsibility to himself or to others.

Because he spent too much money on it, and does not want to waste it.

Because he wants to flush it down the toilet instead, as a means of destroying the evidence.

3.

In Chapter 26, why does Berg start using again? (from Chapters 25 - 32)

Because his headaches are so severe, and he believes he needs the pills to help him remain present.

Because he is depressed after losing his job at Alejandro's shop.

Because he is depressed after running into his ex girlfriend Katherine at the concert.

Because his former drug dealer convinces him using is the only way to overcome his emotional and physical pain.

4.

How does Berg suffer yet another concussion? (from Chapters 33 - 42)

He falls out of a tree while searching for wood with Alejandro.

He gets hit in the head with another boom.

He gets involved in a bar fight after attempting to defend Garrett.

He gets involved in a bar fight after attempting to defend Alejandro.

5.

Why does Berg break into the farmhouse in the beginning of the novel? (from Chapters 1 - 8)

To replace the drugs he stole.

To steal painkillers, as a means of selling them for money.

To steal money, as a means of paying his dealer back.

To steal painkillers, as a means of satisfying his relapse into his opioid addiction.

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