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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 do the people of Dalvalo worship?

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

3. Ix-Nay tells Tully that there is ___________ on the road of life.

4. What was the name of Montana's father?

5. What kind of mask does Tully wear to get past one of the bounty hunters?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tully react when he sees Waldo Stilton in San Pedro?

2. How does Tully help Cleopatra say goodbye to Highbourne Hill?

3. Where did the novel get its title?

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

5. What is Tully's opinion about Dawn's future after he is rescued from her and the Stiltons?

6. How were the charges against Tully in Wyoming dropped?

7. Why does Cleopatra compare Tully to Odysseus?

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

9. What becomes of the crew of the Lucretia?

10. How did Cleopatra prepare for her own burial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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