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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. What is Herr Fahrenkopf's radio broadcasting?

2. What does Hannah show Herr Fahrenkopf?

3. Who did Miss Fellowes call in Texas?

4. Where does Maxine say Shannon's bus went through?

5. What Spanish word does Miss Fellowes say to the Mexican boys?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Maxine's relationship with Fred like before his death?

2. How does Act 1 end?

3. How does Maxine think they can make the hotel attractive to both male and female tourists?

4. What did Shannon see two beggars doing on the street in Mexico?

5. How do the Fahrenkopfs upset Shannon?

6. How does Maxine calm Hank down?

7. Why is Miss Fellowes angry at Shannon?

8. What does Shannon tell Hannah he will do if she lets him out of the hammock?

9. What is Nonno's poem about?

10. How does Hannah react to Nonno's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the play's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does the author express these concerns?

2) How would the author change the novel if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA greatly influenced modern literature and theater. Choose a book or play that you think was influenced by THE NIGHT OF THE IGUANA and discuss their similarities in terms of the following:

1) Plot

2) Character

3) Themes.

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