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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. What is amusing about Benard's bartender job?

2. Who is Chuck?

3. Who is Gulietta?

4. What does Leigh-Cheri ask the frog in the beginning of Chapter Two?

5. Who or what will be at the Care Fest?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapters Seven and Eight, what is learned about the people around Leigh-Cheri?

2. What problem does the writer seem to have with his new typewriter?

3. Why are the the Furstengerg-Barcalonas in exile?

4. Why is the writer dissatisfied with his new typewriter?

5. What groups, many of which make their home on Maui, want to participate in the Care Fest and why?

6. What is the rat/mongoose-crime/cop analogy?

7. Who recognizes Bernard as the bomber of the Care Fest? Who makes a citizens arrest?

8. What is learned about Leigh-Cheri by her crush on Ralph Nader?

9. What does Robbins humorously determine will eventually happen to typewriters?

10. In Chapter Eleven, what is revealed about Leigh-Cheri's relationship with her parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the beginning of the story, Leigh-Cheri is infatuated with Ralph Nader. Who is he? What does he stand for? Why do you think he was chosen to be the recipient of her devotion?

Essay Topic 2

How did Leigh-Cheri sell A'ben Fizel on the idea of building a pyramid? Wasn't it a far-fetched idea? Why did he agree, knowing the project would take a long time and a lot of money to complete? Was it a loving gesture or a business deal? What kind of relationship did they have? Were they in love or business partners with fringe benefits?

Essay Topic 3

What is the symbolism of the bedtime story that was read to Leigh-Cheri every night until she was fifteen?

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