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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. Why does Fortney agree to go out for drinks again with Leeds?

2. How does Letch respond when Dawn offers to give them someone else instead of her pimp?

3. For what was the Keeper of the Cup’s mother unable to forgive him?

4. When Blaze receives a page from Ambrose, what excuse does she give the sailors?

5. As Rita catches Johns, how do many of them react?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Blaze Duvall think of Serenity Jones?

2. How does Letch try to help Dawn?

3. Why does Fortney think Blaze should have been a cop if she is not one already?

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

5. How does Norman Boggs get the nickname Letch?

6. What is Fortney’s greatest fear?

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

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

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

10. What are cuppies and sail-stupids?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How did you feel when you read the part of Floaters in which Dawn is murdered? How does this compare to when Blaze is murdered? Did you feel the same way? Why or why not? Were you prepared for either of these murders? Why or why not? How might this play into how you felt during the murders?

Essay Topic 3

The book is entitled Floaters. Is this the best name for the novel? Why or why not? Why might Wambaugh have chosen this as the title of his novel? If you could give the novel a new title, what would it be and why?

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