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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. What type of house pet does Jessica keep?

2. According to the narrator, how much does Melsinki weigh?

3. How does Masagua President Don Jorge Balserio die?

4. Where did Tomlinson go to college?

5. What type of beverage does Ford offer to Tomlinson after their dinner together?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jessica know Rafe Hollins?

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

4. How does President Don Jorge Balserio die?

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

6. Who is Jessica McClure?

7. Who is Tomlinson?

8. What is the Kin Qux Cho?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The people of Masagua have an interesting history. First, describe the history that is recorded in the Kin Qux Cho. Who is allowed access to this history? Then, explain how the history of the Masagua people directly affects the plot of the novel and the life of young Jake Hollins. Be sure to cite at least two specific examples from the text to strengthen your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

As a biologist, Ford has an interesting relation with fish. First, explain how Ford treats wildlife when he is out on his boat fishing. What does Ford's relationship with the wild tell the reader about his character? Then, compare Ford's treatment of wild fish to his relationship with domestic fish. What is the same about these relationships? What is different? Is there anything surprising in this comparison?

Essay Topic 3

The Masaguan government goes through a varied, violent change due to the two opposing political values of the President and his wife. First, describe the President's political values. Then, compare those values to his wife's values. What conflicts arise from these opposing political values? At the end of the novel, which of the two political powers is successful and how did they finally come to power in the Masaguan nation?

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