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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. Fortney is thinking about Blaze and decides he will do what?

2. In Chapter 11, what does Ambrose wish for in regard to the regatta races?

3. When Leeds and Fortney receive a call of a floater, why is the body unidentifiable?

4. Who lets Letch know that Oliver Mantleberry has been asking about Dawn’s whereabouts?

5. For how much money does Blaze ask Ambrose for the one real and four fictitious tapes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fortney learn when he spies on Blaze and Miles?

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

3. What does Rita Mason hate most about being a vice cop?

4. Why does Blaze call Simon from her hotel room?

5. What does Anne Zorn think about aging?

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

7. What does Blaze believe she hears outside her apartment? What makes her realize she is wrong?

8. What is the stupid thing that Fortney does?

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

10. How does Blaze make Ambrose practically fall in love with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How would you describe Wambaugh's use of language in Floaters? How does his style of writing and the way his characters speak affect the believability of the plot and characters? Do the characters seem authentic? Why or why not? How does Wambaugh's colorful language affect the reader? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Floaters ends with the Cup going into the hands of a loyal New Zealander. How would Ambrose feel about this, if he had lived? Would he have thought this man worthy of having the Cup? Why or why not? How might Ambrose think about his plot to sabotage the New Zealand boat, knowing who would receive the Cup?

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