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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. Who does Dawn offer to give up instead of her pimp?

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

3. What makes Fortney ill?

4. In Chapter 3, what is Letch watching when Rita Mason enters?

5. Who answers the door at the Saturday-evening cocktail party that Ambrose attends?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Letch try to help Dawn?

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

6. What are cuppies and sail-stupids?

7. What are Dawn’s future plans?

8. Who is number 63?

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

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

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

Ambrose imagines his mother's face and words prior to killing Blaze. How does his mental instability and traumatic upbringing influence his thoughts, feelings, and choices throughout Floaters? Does any of this influence your feelings about him? Why or why not? Why might Wambaugh have included a character such as Ambrose?

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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