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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 is the name of the boss man who publicly humiliates Jethro at the marina?

2. What type of house pet does Jessica keep?

3. Which of the following things did Hollins not ask Ford for when they ran into each other in Central America?

4. What time does Ford go to bed and notice that Jessica's porch light is still on?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Tomlinson?

2. How does Ford know the status of Jessica's relationship with Benny?

3. How does Ford react to the partying the doctors are doing on the other side of the water?

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

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

6. What is the Sealife Corporation?

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

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

9. What deal does Ford make with the old man outside the Presidential Palace?

10. Who is Bernstein and how does Ford convince Bernstein to partner with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

The area called God's Eye Lake is one that is important to the investigation into Jake's disappearance as well as for the terrorists who run rampant in Masagua. First, describe the setting of God's Eye Lake. What makes this place significant in Mayan culture? Then, explain how the setting of the lake functions within the group Zacul leads. How does this place become an important setting in the search for Jake Hollins?

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