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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. As Leigh-Cheri stands in the sun watching the conference speaker, what is the shadow that falls over her?

2. What metaphor does the writer use to say he hopes to make it to the end of the novel?

3. What happens when the Care Fest combines the panel on birth control with the one on child care?

4. What kind of hair coloring does Bernard use to hide his natural red color?

5. Who is Chuck?

Short Essay Questions

1. What groups, many of which make their home on Maui, want to participate in the Care Fest and why?

2. What is the rat/mongoose-crime/cop analogy?

3. Why is the writer dissatisfied with his new typewriter?

4. What does the reader learn about the writer's typing ability?

5. What goes wrong with the conference in Chapter Thirty-Six?

6. In Chapter Eleven, what is revealed about Leigh-Cheri's relationship with her parents?

7. In Chapters Seven and Eight, what is learned about the people around Leigh-Cheri?

8. Why does Montana Judy, Bernard's outlaw girlfriend, turn him in to the police? What happens to him because he was turned in?

9. What does his use of metaphors tell about the writer's expectations for his new electric typewriter?

10. What is wrong with the color of the writer's typewriter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The story speaks about a large number of UFO sightings in Hawaii, in particular Maui. It also discusses the "Red Beards" of South and Central America and Mexico. Consider the discussion Leigh-Cheri and Bernard have about these subjects. What are their feelings about UFOs, aliens and Red Beards? Do they believe in them? This is a work of fiction, however, much of fiction is based on fact. Research each of these topics and note what you learn. Were any of these topics based on factual information?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Bernard want to have his day in court? What was he hoping to prove?

Essay Topic 3

What is the importance of the Geo-Therapy Care Fest to Leigh-Cheri? What interests her most about it?

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