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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. Where does Dawn go to college?

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

3. What is the name of Tully's horse?

4. What was Tully's good luck charm?

5. What is the name of the woman who turns Tex Sex into a star?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the wind starts blowing through the tree house in Chapter 9?

2. Why does Willie Singer have such a hard time leaving Hawaii?

3. What is the little argument Tully has with himself after meeting Dawn and her friend?

4. Who are the Stilton twins?

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

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

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

8. What is the atmosphere like at Reynaldo's resort in San Pedro?

9. What does Tully have to give Hector as a bribe to get access to the lighthouse in Tulum?

10. What does Ix-Nay tell Tully about the fishing spot called Quiet Time?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism of the following: Lister's conch, boats, and islands.

Essay Topic 3

The first line of the novel states, "It all simply comes down to good guys and bad guys." Discuss the good guys and bad guys in the novel, and how Tully embodied both.

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