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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. How long have Hollins and Ford known each other?

2. Where did Balserio send PIlar when he heard she was in love with Ford?

3. What type of wine does Jessica serve Ford on the first night they make love?

4. What did Rafe Hollins do for a living before he died?

5. How many copies of the Kin Qux Cho are known?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Donal Pio Cheng?

2. What is the Kin Qux Cho?

3. What is the Sealife Corporation?

4. What type of relationship does Ford have with Sally Field?

5. What request does Rafe Hollins make to Ford when he calls him for the first time in years?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The affair Ford has with Pilar is one of the turning points in his life. First, describe how Ford and Pilar met. Why was their relationship doomed from the start? Then, explain how the two supported and loved each other throughout the novel, even when they were physically apart. Finally, describe how the relationship between Pilar and Ford ends and why.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the course of their lives, Hollins's relationship with Ford has changed greatly. First, describe what Hollins and Ford's friendship was like in high school. Then, compare that to the relationship they had when Hollins first called asking for Ford's help. Finally, describe the state of the friendship between Hollins and Ford at the end of the novel.

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