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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 had the San Diego Yacht Club given the job of Keeper to Ambrose?

2. How does Blaze escape Oliver?

3. What is a rule when Anne was a vice cop?

4. Why is Blaze surprised that Miles does not drink Steinlager?

5. Until when does Ambrose want to keep the Cup?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Blaze sentimental regarding Dawn?

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

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

4. Why does Blaze hurriedly pack and leave her apartment?

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

6. How does Miles surprise and irritate Blaze?

7. What does Anne Zorn remember about her days as a vice cop?

8. What is Fortney’s response when Leeds asks him if he lost all hope in Nam?

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

10. Why had Anne Zorn ended up in several bad marriages?

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

Floaters is both a comedy and a tragedy. How is it both a comedy and a tragedy? Is it successful as both a comedy and tragedy? Why or why not? How does this mix of humor and death affect the reader? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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