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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 kind of company does Archie Mercer run in Belize?

2. In his letter to Willie Singer, Tully tells him a guy from __________ is coming to Lost Boys.

3. Who meets Ix-Nay and Tully at the San Pedro airport?

4. During the big storm aboard the Caribbean Soul, Tully sees a the light from a lighthouse on _____________.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two pieces of art that Tully takes with him on his trip aboard the Caribbean Soul?

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

3. What challenge does Cleopatra give to Tully before she will take him back to Punta Margarita?

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

5. Who is Dr. Destin Walker?

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

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

8. How do Bucky Norman and Kirk Patterson meet each other?

9. Describe Cleopatra Highbourne.

10. How was Tully inadvertently a matchmaker for Donna Kay and Clark?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Buffet weaves literary works and movie references into the novel to help illuminate themes. Use specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of lights and lighthouses to the plot and themes of A Salty Piece of Land?

Essay Topic 3

Cleopatra tells Tully that the hummingbird that lands on her arm as she stands atop the Cayo Loco is off course. How does the hummingbird represent Tully? What role does Cleopatra play in Tully's life?

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