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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. The police:

2. When Wormold goes to the Consulate to pick-up a cable, he learns that:

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

4. Why does Wormold worry?

5. Which of the following does Hawthorne not considered a necessity for Wormold's office:

Short Essay Questions

1. When talking to Milly later that night, what advice does Wormold give her?

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

3. Why doesn't Wormold feel up to his morning daiquiri with Hasselbacher?

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

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

6. Why is there a curfew in Santiago?

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

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

9. How does Hawthorne present Wormold to his Chief in London?

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

Why were the British interested in Cuba? What was occurring at the time that was of interest to them? Why would Hawthorne select someone one like Wormold?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Evaluate the Chief's handling of the Havana situation? Do you think he did the right thing with the message that the constructions were a failure? What would have happened if he didn't devise this plan?

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