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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what decade does Tomlinson look like he just walked out of?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 1960s.
(c) The 1950s.
(d) The 1980s.

2. What does Jessica do for a living?
(a) She is an artist.
(b) She is a writer.
(c) She is a dancer.
(d) She is a construction worker.

3. How does Ford hear about Masagua President Don Jorge Balserio's death?
(a) Through a friend.
(b) Through a phone call.
(c) Through the internet.
(d) Through the newspaper.

4. What color are clam worms?
(a) Brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Pink.

5. What country is Ford from?
(a) Guatemala.
(b) Canada.
(c) Mexico.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following types of aquatic animal does Ford keep in a tank on his porch?

2. What color is a tarpon?

3. Which of the following countries is McKinley interested in and subscribes to a magazine about?

4. Who was Ford's replacement in Costa Rica when he left his business there?

5. What crime has Hollins committed that he thinks have put local police on his tail?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does President Don Jorge Balserio die?

2. What clues does Ford search for in Tequesta after discovering Hollins's body?

3. What is the Kin Qux Cho?

4. What surprise is waiting for Ford when he arrives home after having sex with Jessica for the first time?

5. What package is waiting for Ford at the American Embassy the day after he leaves the Presidential Palace?

6. Why does Ford get into a fight with an out-of-state salesman?

7. What is the Sealife Corporation?

8. At the opening of the novel, what type of party is sweeping through Sanibel?

9. What reason does Hollins give Ford as to why he believes his son was kidnapped?

10. Who is Tomlinson?

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