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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. Who does Tex Sex resemble?

2. Who carries a note to Willie Singer on Key West for Tully?

3. What does Archie call Ix-Nay?

4. Willie Singer flies his plane under the ______________.

5. Who is Tully playing baseball with in his dream aboard the Lucretia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the singer Tex Sex involved with the Lost Boys Fishing Lodge?

2. What are some of the things that happen on the trip to Belize that reminds Tully of his favorite movie, The Man Who Would Be King?

3. How does Tully come to meet Cleopatra Highbourne?

4. What does Bucky hire Tully to do at Lost Boys?

5. How does Buffet illustrate the generational difference between Tully and Dawn?

6. Why does Tully ask Willie Singer to help him find the Fresnel lens?

7. Describe Cleopatra Highbourne.

8. How did Cleopatra meet the great love of her life?

9. Why was the Hallicraft S-40B so important to Tully?

10. What is the unusual motif for the party that Tully attends with Dawn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the thematic importance of each of the following characters: Cleopatra Highbourne, Dawn Barston, and Bucky Norman.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the two pieces of art that Tully carries with him on his journey. How does he acquire each of them, and what role do they play in the plot and themes of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of nature used in A Salty Piece of Land, including crocodiles, fish, pelicans, and volcanos.

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