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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 does Cleopatra give Tully the night he joins her crew?

2. What did Archie hide on the prison plane to be sure the bounty hunters would not return?

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

4. Cleopatra compares Tully's situation as he joins the crew of the Lucretia to whose?

5. Who does Cleopatra leave Highbourne Hill to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the people of Dalvalo worship pilots?

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

3. Why does Tully compare Cleopatra's burial to an Egyptian queen?

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

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

6. What becomes of Lister's conch?

7. What is Willie Singer's cover story as he travels with Phillippe Parfait?

8. According to Cleopatra, how had Miami changed in her lifetime?

9. Why does Captain Kirk tell Tully to put on his sailing shoes?

10. Why does Cleopatra fire Tully?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of lights and lighthouses to the plot and themes of A Salty Piece of Land?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism of nature used in A Salty Piece of Land, including crocodiles, fish, pelicans, and volcanos.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the themes of journeys and transitions in the novel.

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