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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 the Sending think of the island when he first sees it?
2. What did the Tilsons ask Norman and Iris to do after having a drink in the bar?
3. Who is hurt before Hippolyte is captured?
4. What does the Sending say about Bob Cohn?
5. Where is Norman told he will find the person he is looking for after he returns from Miss Buckley's office?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does Henny tell Norman that causes him to be worried about Iris?
3. What happens when Sheldon goes diving with the IUD unit?
4. Why is Norman happy when he hears the rain?
5. What announcement does Norman make while out on the boat with the Tilsons and Iris?
6. What is the big disappointment for Norman and Iris about their planned excursion to Dingley Dell?
7. What does Chunky Collins tell Norman about his friend Lionel?
8. What is so important about the invitation Norman receives from Bunny Campbell?
9. What does Lester think about Crab Cove once he has the opportunity to see it for himself?
10. What is the loud noise that stops Iris and Norman as they are making up the rooms?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
Examine the beginning and ending of the story. What changes have taken place in Norman? What has remained the same? Give examples from the text to support your responses.
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