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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 Ambrose know he chose the right girl for the job?
2. Why does Oliver live in this home with the mother of his children and his three children?
3. What had Anne wanted to join in the 1970s?
4. What is Anne Zorn’s nickname?
5. Why is the SWAT team not called to enter Oliver’s home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Rita Mason hate most about being a vice cop?
2. Why is Ambrose’s attack on Blaze come as a complete surprise to her?
3. Why does Blaze call Simon from her hotel room?
4. How does Miles surprise and irritate Blaze?
5. Why had Anne Zorn ended up in several bad marriages?
6. Why is Blaze sentimental regarding Dawn?
7. Why does Ambrose kill Blaze?
8. Why does Ambrose believe the Cup has memories?
9. What is Fortney’s response when Leeds asks him if he lost all hope in Nam?
10. What does Blaze believe she hears outside her apartment? What makes her realize she is wrong?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Derogatory terms are used throughout Floaters. Why does Wambaugh do this? Is it necessary? Why or why not? How does this language affect the reader? Would the characters be as real if the language was more politically correct and less demeaning? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Ambrose always needs to be in control. What details from the story support this? How does this need for control lead to his demise? How important is control in the lives of the other characters? In what ways do the characters have control and in what ways are they controlled? Are they aware of this? Why or why not?
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