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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 one of the most important things Thor explains on Norman's first day as owner of the Gull Reef Club?

2. Who is supposed to front the money to purchase the Gull Reef Club?

3. Who is Norman Paperman?

4. Why does Norman have reservations about the deal to by the Gull Reef Club?

5. What is Henny's reaction upon learning that Sheldon is married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Norman after his nap the second day of his ownership of the club?

2. What happens with Tex Akers, the builder Norman hires to do the construction work for the new rooms?

3. What crisis results from Miss Buckley of the Immigration Office?

4. What second issue has more people ready to check out of the club on Norman's second day as owner?

5. What does Norman have to do after failing to flag down the water barge?

6. What is Lionel Williams' reaction to the island?

7. What is one of the first and most important things Norman learns about running the club on his first day as owner?

8. Why does Iris Tramm seem so familiar to Norman?

9. Why do Henny and Norman dislike Sheldon Klug?

10. Norman is told a man named Hippolyte can fix the cistern. He asks several people about the man. What does he learn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the economic-social ladder of Amerigo island. There were many wealthy taxpayers on the island who carried a lot of clout. There were also island natives who had owned property and business. Did these groups mix, or did they have their own social ladders? Give examples from the text to support your responses.

Essay Topic 2

What is a mid-life crisis? Do all men go through a mid-life crisis? How was Norman's mid-life crisis similar or different from other men? What triggered his mid-life crisis? Give examples from the text to support your responses.

Essay Topic 3

What events in history were taking place at the time of this story as indicated when the radio is on in the Paperman home? Were these real events in history? Were these happenings part of the reason Norman and Henny wanted to move to a Caribbean island? Give examples from the text to support your responses.

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