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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 does Paul wish he had at the end of the section?

2. What does Chenault say she cannot remember?

3. What day does Paul arrange to meet Yeamon and Chenault?

4. What annoys Yeamon about the second party?

5. On what newspaper does Paul see his photograph?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paul think about his stay on the island?

2. What happens to Chenault in Chapter 15?

3. What has happened to Paul's, Yeamon's and Sala's methods of transport in Chapter 9?

4. Why can Lotterman not pay his workers until Monday?

5. How is Paul's life changing by the end of Chapter 16?

6. How does Lotterman react over the news that the company paid Paul and Sala's bail bonds?

7. How does Sanderson help Paul and his friends in Chapter 8?

8. Describe Paul's time at the police station.

9. How do the locals treat Yeamon and Paul when Chenault leaves the house?

10. Describe Paul's time with Chenault and Yeamon in Chapter 13.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960's? How does Thompson express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Compare life in 1960s Puerto Rico to life in Puerto Rico today. How has it changed? What caused these changes to take place? What would Paul's life be like in Puerto Rico if he went there today?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine how it shows the difference between American and Puerto Rican life:

1) Police

2) Working conditions

3) Housing

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