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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. Who was Hollins's ex-wife having an affair with during their divorce trial?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The judge.
(c) The lawyer.
(d) The governor.

2. Which of the following ailments does Jethro suffer from?
(a) He has a limp.
(b) He has a stutter.
(c) He has crossed eyes.
(d) He has poor hearing.

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

4. How many of the names in Hollins's address book does Ford recognize?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Eleven.

5. Where did Tomlinson go to college?
(a) Yale.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of doctor is Dr. Sheri Braun-Richards?

2. Which of the following animals does Ford swim with in an attempt to ease the pain in his body from the fight?

3. What color are Jessica's eyes?

4. What do the out-of-state partiers Ford listens to across the water do for a living?

5. What type of bird does Ford see in the sky that reminds him of his friend, Hollins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What major argument did President Don Jorge Balserio have with his wife for the entirety of their marriage?

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

3. What is the Kin Qux Cho?

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

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

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

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

8. What type of relationship does Ford have with Jethro Nicholes?

9. What does Ford do with Hollins's belongings after his death?

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

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