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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. Who, according to Wormold, poisoned the dog?

2. When Wormold and Beatrice leave Hasselbacher and walk home:

3. As they play the checkers game:

4. When Segura passes out from all of the drinking, Wormold:

5. Hasselbacher tells Wormold not to go into the dining room because:

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Wormold worried about meeting Hawthorne in Kingston?

2. Who sees Wormold and Milly off at the airport?

3. What information does Wormold learn from Carter?

4. As they sit down to play, what does Wormold ask Segura to do?

5. Wormold is served a plate without carrots. What does he do?

6. Why does Professor Sanchez call the police on Wormold?

7. What did they want from Raul?

8. What does Wormold recognize in Carter?

9. What does Wormold learn about Hasselbacher from Captain Segura?

10. What are Wormold's plans?

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

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 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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