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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city does Maxine want to operate a tourist camp?

2. What does Shannon think a few years living with Maxine would prepare him for?

3. Why does Shannon agree to free the iguana?

4. What does Shannon say he has never had difficulty doing?

5. In what state did Shannon have his church?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

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 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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