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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 red baby?

2. What do Florence and Alice see Randy do after Lib leaves?

3. What does Helen ask Randy about Offutt Field?

4. How does McCoy Airbase seem to Randy?

5. What does Lib tell Randy when she comes over after he gets home from the store?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mark give Randy a check, what might they do with the money and how do they part?

2. What does Randy do when he first arrives at McCoy and what does he see?

3. What does Randy hear on the radio while driving to Orlando?

4. Who is James Cobb and what is he doing for the Air Force?

5. What happens when Mark's flight arrives at McCoy?

6. What does Dan say about Peyton's eyes and what does he do about them?

7. What does Edgar Quisenberry do and how does he feel about it?

8. What happens in the "Hole" when General Hawker returns and talks with Mark?

9. What does Randy think of Florence at the beginning of the book?

10. What does "the Day" designate and how important is it to the people of Ft. Repose?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dan briefs Randy on the beating incident so he can make plans to take action. His earlier observation that dogs can become wolves is indicative of the change of heart Randy has in the wake of Dan's beating. The highwaymen are a threat to the River Road enclave and the community as a whole. Randy calmly says he will kill them.

1. How does this statement show a change in Randy's attitude towards life? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think "law of the jungle" will always prevail in this type of situation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In times of deprivation, dream fantasies like Randy's coffee and eclairs relieve anxieties associated with desire. The dream is a real Lib and coffee but Randy selflessly asks to be sure everyone gets a ration of the scarce treats.

1. Why do you think Randy is dreaming of coffee and eclairs? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think dreaming or thinking about something you can't have is healthy? Why or why not?

3. How do you think the loss of common everyday items has changed Randy's character? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Randy returns with a fleet of boats full of salt and blue crab to a dining table heaped with delicious roast armadillo, and a kitchen sink with four large black bass. Three crying women convince him women need a man around.

1. Do you think that women were viewed differently at the time this book was published? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

2. Do you think Peyton is being treated fairly by her family and especially her brother? Why or why not?

3. If you were a child in this book would you rather be Peyton or Ben? Why?

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