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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. Where did John first meet the Gordons?

2. How does Emma Whitestone know Tobin?

3. What is the name of Tobin's housekeeper?

4. Why doesn't John keep a notebook?

5. What lie does John tell Mrs. Wiley about Beth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John learn from the library about the buried treasure in Chapter 20?

2. Describe Fredric Tobin's winery that John visits in Chapter 16.

3. Why didn't Margaret Wiley initially want to sell the land to the Gordons?

4. Why does John think it will be difficult for Beth to get a warrant to search Tobin's home?

5. When John attempts to kiss Beth in Chapter 15, how does she respond?

6. Describe the appearance of Emma Whitestone.

7. After speaking with the Murphys in Chapter 17, why is John more suspicious of Tobin?

8. What reason does Emma give for her short relationship with Tobin?

9. What convinces John that Stevens is part of the plot to assassinate the Gordons?

10. Describe the appearance of Fredric Tobin.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Plum Island, a lot of focus is given to the issues of right versus wrong. Using specific characters and situations, discuss how DeMille highlights this dichotomy and specifically how the idea of right versus wrong relates to legal versus illegal.

Essay Topic 2

In Plum Island, John Corey serves as an archetypal hero character. Using specific examples from the text, identify how DeMille connotes the Hero archetype. Is it an effective connotation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout Plum Island, there are several journeys made both on sea and by land by different characters. Discuss at least two specific journeys and how they could be viewed as extended metaphors for character development of the characters who undertake these journeys.

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