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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 much land does the Sorcerer's compound cover?

2. What airport does Tuck crash-land the jet at?

3. Who originally created the Sky Priestess?

4. Until Tuck's plane crash, how many years had Mary Jane successfully run her company without a hint of scandal?

5. How much of the airport's equipment does Tuck wreck when he crash-lands the plane?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why had Sarapul been permanently banished from the Shark People's village?

2. When Vincent first sees the Sky Priestess, what does he say to his crew?

3. How does Tuck's visitor explain the screams coming from the men's restroom at the airport to the security guards who rush in?

4. How does Sarapul respond when Kimi accuses Sarapul of eating Roberto?

5. Describe the injuries sustained in the plane crash of the girl that is with Tuck.

6. Why does the telegram Tuck receives in his hotel room refer to staphylococci and research?

7. What does Tuck liken watching the sharks circle the boat to?

8. When Tuck asks the hotel staff to give him a wake-up call the morning of his flight, why does the hotel desk person refuse Tuck's request for a wake-up call?

9. Why does Sarapul hate the Japanese guards on the island so much?

10. Why does Jefferson Pardee need to find a new lead story for his paper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book is entitled, "Island of the Sequined Love Nun." Why did the author choose this title? How does the title foreshadow the events that unfold in the story, the struggles of the main character, and the determination of Tucker Case to set things right?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Tucker Case and Jake Skye.

a. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b. Compare the role that justice plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by the concept of justice, both positively and negatively?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the course of the novel, several of the Shark People's traditions are described. In fact, these traditions and rituals become central to the story, and are used by the Curtises to control the native people. Identify at least three different traditions of the Shark People that impacted the plot and the lives of the characters involved in the story. For each instance, describe the ritual, the characters involved, and how the tradition impacted the story's plot. How might the story have been different if these traditions had not been a part of the plot?

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