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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. Tully and Ix-Nay go to Belize to buy ________.

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

3. Who did Tully Mars want to be like when he grew up?

4. What do the biker couple purchase at the flea market where Tully buys the painting?

5. What treasure does Willie Singer show Tully in chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Cleopatra Highbourne.

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

4. How did Cleopatra meet the great love of her life?

5. What is the story of Grandma Ghost?

6. Who are the Stilton twins?

7. Who is Dr. Destin Walker?

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

9. 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?

10. What surprising thing does Cleopatra do after Tully successfully guides the dinghy through the Mayan cut?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the use of truth and discovery of the truth as a theme. What is ironic about this theme in a novel full of people and events who push the realms of reality?

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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