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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 does Willie go to look for Waltham?

2. What was Ix-Nay watching when he had a vision that Tully was in trouble in San Pedro?

3. What job is Tully given on the Lucretia?

4. What does Tully give Cleopatra for her birthday?

5. What does Tully see as he arrives at the coast to meet up with Cleopatra in Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Tully having mixed feelings about after being rescued by Archie and his other friends?

2. How do the Stilton brothers capture Tully in San Pedro?

3. What did hearing a cigarette boat off of Cayo Loco remind Tully of?

4. What is Sophie Diamant's story?

5. What is Willie's experience like when he first sees the Fresnal lens?

6. What becomes of Lister's conch?

7. What kind of vision does Ix-Nay have while he is watching the sea turtle hatchlings with Consuelo?

8. How is Cleopatra very generous to the people she cares about?

9. Why did Dawn agree to help Thelma Barston capture Tully?

10. Why is Cayo Loco no longer a salty piece of land?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How is the motif of returning a sailor home used throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Buffet weaves literary works and movie references into the novel to help illuminate themes. Use specific examples.

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