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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 is Blaze concerned about Ambrose changing their meet-up location?

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

3. Why is Dawn reluctant to give up her pimp’s location to the cops?

4. Who puts Fortney in the bay?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are cuppies and sail-stupids?

3. How does Norman Boggs get the nickname Letch?

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

5. Why does Simon Cooke hate the Kiwis?

6. What does Blaze Duvall think of Serenity Jones?

7. What is Fortney’s greatest fear?

8. How does the Keeper of the Cup feel about his plan to keep the Cup?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Blaze attracts just about every man who sees her. What is so attractive about her? How does she feel about this power over men? How do these assumptions about her power over men lead to her demise?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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