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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. Where does Maxine say Shannon can stay the night?

2. Where does Hank say the women want to go to?

3. Who is the proprietor of the hotel?

4. Where is the hotel's cook from?

5. What does Shannon want trimmed only a little?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Shannon think living with Maxine may not be such a bad thing?

2. What is happening to Hank down at the bus?

3. Why does Miss Fellowes think Shannon has cheated her?

4. What does Shannon say about his spook?

5. Why is Miss Fellowes angry at Shannon?

6. What happens when Shannon tries to swim to China?

7. How does Shannon try to convince the woman to stay at the hotel?

8. Why can Shannon not stay at the hotel?

9. How did Fred die?

10. Why are there so many Nazis in Mexico?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and discuss how it affects the tone of the play and helps to express character and theme.

1) Setting

2) Structure

3) Language

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA is a play. What are the differences between a film and a play in terms of the following:

1) Language

2) Character development

3) Structure

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