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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. Besides English, what language does Ford speak?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Swahili.
(d) Spanish.

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

3. Which member of Hollins's family has gone missing, prompting his phone call to Ford?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His son.

4. What does Ford purchase from the old man outside the Presidential Palace?
(a) Books.
(b) Candles.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Flowers.

5. Which of the following insects is considered to be the biggest nuisance in Sanibel?
(a) Cockroaches.
(b) Flies.
(c) Fire ants.
(d) Mosquitos.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what American State does Ford settle down in after leaving Masagua?

2. According to the narrator, what decade does Tomlinson look like he just walked out of?

3. What does Jessica do for a living?

4. What sport does the medical examiner who inspected Hollins's body play?

5. At what time of day does Ford exit the Presidential Palace?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the old man outside the Presidential Palace treat Ford when he sees him emerge?

2. How does President Don Jorge Balserio die?

3. How does Dr. Marion Ford emerge from the Presidential Palace at the opening of the novel?

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

5. What was Rafe Hollins's final year of marriage like before his divorce?

6. How did Hollins treat Ford when they met years earlier in South America?

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

8. What are the after-effects of the fight with the salesman on Ford's body?

9. Who is Donal Pio Cheng?

10. How does Ford react when he reads Hollins's obituary in the newspaper?

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