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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. Dr. Hasselbacher and Mr. Wormold are talking in:

2. What does the Englishman reply when Wormold asks if he has decided on a vacuum cleaner?

3. The duenna is what Wormold's refers to that:

4. Dr. Hasselbacher is upset because:

5. The Englishman tells Wormold to meet him:

Short Essay Questions

1. Milly is a devout Catholic, Womold isn't. Why does he raise her as Catholic?

2. When Wormold learns that Milly wants a horse for her birthday, what two facts does he find disturbing?

3. Why does Beatrice become suspicious of the night of Raul's intended flight?

4. What word is Mr. Wormold worried about with his vacuum cleaner business?

5. Why is there a curfew in Santiago?

6. Why does a nervous and excited Hasselbacher call Wormold and tell him to come over to his home?

7. What does Wormold learn when he picks up his first cable at the Consulate?

8. Wormold sends a list of three names who are his sub-agents. Where does he obtain the names from?

9. What does Wormold do in response to his anger over what was done to Hasselbacher?

10. There is a scene at the Tropicana during Milly's party when a woman squirts Captain Segura with seltzer water. What does Wormold find out from the woman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wormold insisted on attending the European's Traders' Association luncheon because he wanted to find the killer. Do you think this was a wise move? What did he want to prove? Why didn't he skip the luncheon?

Essay Topic 2

Hasselbacher was Wormold's best friend and in some ways one of the most tragic figures in the novel. Discuss Hasselbacher's role. Do you think the was really trapped as he claimed? Why was he killed?

Essay Topic 3

Is there a hero in the novel? If so, who? Would you consider the Chief or Captain Segura heroes? Why or why not? Explain your answer.

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