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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. Who does Norman say he is looking for when he returns to the club after his visit with Miss Buckley?
2. Where is Dingley Dell?
3. What does Iris explain about the homosexuals living on the island?
4. What is Iris and Norman's last stop as they do the island night life?
5. What does Norman see bellying from the wind as he walks through the lobby of the club?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Norman find when he goes to the Pink Cottage to see why Iris does not come to the champagne party?
2. The morning after Norman and Iris's interlude, Norman has to pick up his family, Sheldon, and Lester at the airport. What else is he expecting at the airport?
3. What does Sheila finally do after the disaster with the cistern?
4. What does Norman do after the crisis is over, Hippolyte is captured, Lester is unhurt, and Iris's dog is taken to the vet for the cut from Hippolyte's machete?
5. What is the difficulty Norman is having with Miss Buckley at the Immigrations Office in Chapter 9?
6. What happens when Sheldon goes diving with the IUD unit?
7. What is so important about the invitation Norman receives from Bunny Campbell?
8. Why does Church Wagner disappear right before the Tilson party?
9. What happens that may ruin the Tilson party if not for Lester's authoritative presence?
10. Why does Norman think Hippolyte's return to the Gull Reef Club is going to be a problem?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How was Iris treated by the men in her life? Governor Sanders? Norman? Bob Cohn? What was mentioned about her previous husbands? How did this treatment affect her character and, ultimately, the plot? Give examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 2
How does the novel explain the large number of employees needed to run the Gull Reef Club? Explain more about the Kinjan people and the work habits they demonstrated in the novel. Give examples from the text to support your responses.
Essay Topic 3
In the opening pages the author provides an extensive history of the island of Amerigo. Does this history play into the story? For reasons of realism, is the history of this fictional island similar to the actual history of some real Caribbean islands? In what ways? Give examples from the text to support your responses.
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