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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 does Blaze escape Oliver?

2. How much does Oliver say he will give Rudolph for Dawn’s whereabouts?

3. What had happened to Blaze’s sister, Rosie?

4. In Chapter 8, to what does Blaze compare the Dawn Coyotes of this world?

5. How does Blaze protect herself during her conversation with Ambrose while at his home in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miles surprise and irritate Blaze?

2. Why does Blaze feel uncomfortable talking to Detective Anne Zorn?

3. Why is Blaze sentimental regarding Dawn?

4. Why is Fortney, on his third pint of draft at the bar, feeling stupid?

5. Why does Simon go looking for Blaze Wednesday night?

6. How does the reader learn how Dawn would be murdered?

7. Why does Blaze Duvall spend most of her time in her hotel room on Shelter Island?

8. What is the stupid thing that Fortney does?

9. Why is Ambrose’s attack on Blaze come as a complete surprise to her?

10. Why does Rudolph give Dawn’s location to Oliver?

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

Wambaugh gives both Dawn and Blaze wholesome real names. Why might he have chosen the names he did? How do these names aid the reader in connecting with both Dawn and Blaze? How might these women feel about their given names and to the past to which those names are tied?

Essay Topic 3

Although the police work very hard to solve the two murder mysteries, they never bring the murderers to justice. Why are they never able to catch the killers? What does this say about the police force? Since Wambaugh is a retired police officer, how is this even more telling?

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