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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 hits Tully in the head on the ship to Belize?

2. What is the name of Donna Kay's restaurant?

3. What is the name of the fishing boat Bucky gives to Tully to use?

4. What was Tully's good luck charm?

5. Willie Singer flies his plane under the ______________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the unusual business that Archie Mercer had in Orlando?

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

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

7. 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?

8. How does Buffet illustrate the generational difference between Tully and Dawn?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the thematic importance of each of the following characters: Cleopatra Highbourne, Dawn Barston, and Bucky Norman.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of journeys and transitions in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the women in Tully's life and the impact each of them had on him.

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