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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. A cable from London tells Wormold:

2. Dr. Hasselbacher is upset because:

3. Wormold tells Milly that he is beginning a new career as:

4. The police:

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Wormold questioned by the police in Santiago?

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

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

4. Why is Wormold going through his index card list of agents the next morning?

5. What warning is contained in the cables from London?

6. How are Wormold's reports received in London?

7. How does Wormold keep Beatrice from finding his agents?

8. What happens when Wormold is on his way to meet Hawthorne?

9. When Wormold writes to his sister, what does he tell her?

10. What happens when Hawthorne hears footsteps approaching the men's room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wormold is opposed to Captain Segura from the first time he hears about him because of his friendship with Milly. Throughout most of the book, they appear as adversaries. In the overall context of the novel, was Segura helping Wormold or was he hurting him? Does your answer change when you consider that Segura knew of a the trouble that Wormold was in?

Essay Topic 2

Who was the "they" and "them" that Hasselbacher talked about and the "other side" that Hawthorne referred to? Why did they want Wormold dead? Why did they kill Hasselbacher?

Essay Topic 3

Wormold used Segura's gun to kill Carter. When Segura gave Wormold a going away gift of a miniature whiskey bottle and a bullet, what was he telling Wormold? Do you think he was telling Wormold not to return to Cuba?

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