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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. How do the cops react when they see Blaze with Simon Cooke?

2. How much does Ambrose tell Blaze she will give Simon Cooke to drop the Kiwi’s yacht?

3. What had Simon taught Miles?

4. In Chapter 4, how do the sailing syndicates in the America’s Cup receive the location of the evening’s party?

5. How does Blaze try to take away Simon’s uncertainty about wrecking the Kiwi’s fastest boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Simon Cooke hate the Kiwis?

2. What are cuppies and sail-stupids?

3. What does Blaze tell Simon she is doing, so that she can get him talking?

4. To what is the wrecking of the French yacht compared and why?

5. How does the thought of losing the Cup feel to the Keeper of the Cup?

6. Why is the role of the Keeper of the Cup so important to the Keeper?

7. How does Norman Boggs get the nickname Letch?

8. What are the two Cup races described at the beginning of Chapter 4?

9. How is Blaze holding the attention of the Aussies and Kiwis in Chapter 4?

10. What does Letch do to deal with his neighbor’s annoying dog?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rita cannot wait until her time as a vice cop is over. Why does she hate this area of law enforcement? Why might Wambaugh have included this information? How do Rita's feelings regarding vice compare to those of Anne? Why might Wambaugh have included this information regarding female vice cops?

Essay Topic 2

Many characters are considered the main characters in Floaters. To which character are you most attached? Why? Would you consider this character a more significant character than the other main characters? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Floaters was written and takes place n the mid-1990s. What are details from the story that reveal this? Do you find the story dated because of these details? Why or why not? If you were Wambaugh, would you update the novel to present-day? Why or why not?

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