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

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

3. Where does Tully watch the sunset on his first night aboard the Lucretia?

4. Where is the largest lighthouse in the Pacific located?

5. How old is Cleopatra Highbourne?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Ix-Nay mean when he tells Tully that there is a rabbit in the moon when they are in Belize?

6. What is the secret to navigating the waters off Punta Margarita?

7. How does Tully come to meet Cleopatra Highbourne?

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

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

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

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

How is foreshadowing used in nearly every chapter of the novel? Is this literary device overused by Buffet? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolic significance of the Fresnel lens. What are the allegorical and thematic implications of Willie Singer being the one to bring it to Tully?

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