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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. Dawn arrives at Blaze’s home at 4:45 p.m. with what?

2. In Chapter 5, Ambrose knows he would rather do what than end up in prison?

3. In Chapter 6, to what does the narrator compare the gathering of the men around Blaze?

4. What is the number chosen by Ambrose?

5. How does Dawn feel when she thinks about her fresh start?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Dawn’s future plans?

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

3. What are cuppies and sail-stupids?

4. Why do the Harbor Unit cops not like lifeguards?

5. What is Fortney’s greatest fear?

6. What is the significance of Blaze’s name for herself?

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

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

9. How does Norman Boggs get the nickname Letch?

10. What takes place at the Saturday-evening cocktail party that Ambrose attends?

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

Loneliness is an important theme that affects each of the characters. How does this theme connect the characters to each other? At what times in their lives have the characters felt less alone? Why might this time have been fleeting? How does this theme influence the overall tone of Floaters, as well as its various plot lines?

Essay Topic 3

As Floaters comes to an end, what new plot line is formed? Why might Wambaugh have created this new plot line, as the other plot lines end? Is this plot line necessary? Why or why not?

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