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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. In Chapter 10, where is Blaze staying?

2. How does Ambrose murder Blaze?

3. Why does Ambrose begin to sob when he sees that Blaze’s name was Mary Ellen Singleton?

4. Blaze can tell that Miles is nervous about a night with her and is compensating by doing what?

5. Who is Tamara Taylor?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Miles surprise and irritate Blaze?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are multiple occasions in which Fortney's fear of dark, murky water is brought up in Floaters. What might be the reason for this information? Do you find this odd considering Fortney is a harbor unit cop? Why or why not? How is this description of the water important to other characters?

Essay Topic 2

Wambaugh gives a great deal of background information about Detective Anne Zorn. What information does he provide? What does this reveal about Anne? Why might Wambaugh have chosen to give this information? Is this information necessary? Why or why not? Do you find this information useful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The book is entitled Floaters. Is this the best name for the novel? Why or why not? Why might Wambaugh have chosen this as the title of his novel? If you could give the novel a new title, what would it be and why?

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