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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 did Tully first see the Heart of the Andes?
2. Who is Cleopatra looking for when she comes ashore at the beach in Tulum?
3. What hits Tully in the head on the ship to Belize?
4. What is the name of the captain of the Lucretia?
5. What was the gift given to Cleopatra for saving a stranded fisherman?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the two pieces of art that Tully takes with him on his trip aboard the Caribbean Soul?
2. How was Tully inadvertently a matchmaker for Donna Kay and Clark?
3. 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?
4. Describe Cleopatra Highbourne.
5. How does Buffet illustrate the generational difference between Tully and Dawn?
6. What is the atmosphere like at Reynaldo's resort in San Pedro?
7. What is the story of Grandma Ghost?
8. How do Bucky Norman and Kirk Patterson meet each other?
9. What does the reappearance of the Lucretia off the coast of San Pedro make Tully start thinking about?
10. How did Cleopatra meet the great love of her life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the motif of returning a sailor home used throughout the novel?
Essay Topic 2
From the names of characters and places to outlandish events, how is A Salty Piece of Land a parody in some ways?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the weather phenomena seen throughout the novel and the themes weather is used to illuminate.
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