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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 is the name of the resort in San Pedro where Archie has a bungalow?

2. What is the name of the captain of the Lucretia?

3. Archie Mercer opened ___________ a few blocks from Disney World.

4. What does Cleopatra ask Tully to help her find?

5. What is the first kind of fish Tully catches when he is training to be a guide?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tully come to meet Cleopatra Highbourne?

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

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

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

5. What is the connection between Tully and Donna Kay Dunbar?

6. What does the reappearance of the Lucretia off the coast of San Pedro make Tully start thinking about?

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

8. What does Donna Kay tell Tully in the tree house?

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

10. 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?

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the weather phenomena seen throughout the novel and the themes weather is used to illuminate.

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