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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. The first time Tully saw Dawn, what did he call her?

3. What did Waltham and his father throw into the ocean to help the people of Davalo?

4. Who takes command of the Lucretia after Solomon retires?

5. Where does Willie Singer meet Phillippe Parfait?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Cleopatra prepare for her own burial?

3. Where did Tully meet Dawn before the resort at San Pedro?

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

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

6. How does Tully feel as he waits to hear news of Cleopatra in the hospital waiting room?

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

8. Why does Cleopatra fire Tully?

9. What is Sophie Diamant's story?

10. What is the story of Cleopatra's birth?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the circular structure of the novel. How does the structure of the novel mirror Tully's own journey?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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