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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. After the morgue, in what state does Bonnie find her car rental?
2. How does Snapper get his nickname?
3. How does Edie's scam get noticed by the insurance man?
4. Who is Snapper?
5. How many corpses does Bonnie have to look at in the morgue?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do the characters introduced in Chapter 1 differ from each other?
2. What kind of a character is Augustine? Please support your answer with evidence from the book.
3. Though Ira Jackson has every right to want justice for his mother's death, his sense of justice is twisted. Why is Ira's idea of justice wrong and how is his execution of it immoral?
4. Bonnie wonders at the end of the Chapter 11 if Max is different now. How is he different?
5. How is the relationship between Augustine and Bonnie progressing after Max has been gone for a couple of days?
6. What does the reader learn of Augustine's background that leads to him being a more dynamic character?
7. How do Bonnie's responses to Augustine show that she has feelings for her husband and an understanding of who he is?
8. What conversation do Bonnie and Augustine share that makes it seem as though the two are becoming close?
9. How is the author being satirical in the characterization of Tony Torres?
10. Though the reader never really meets Avila, much can be said about his character through indirect characterization. What type of character is he?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the theme of love versus security evolve through the novel? Is the issue ever resolved? In other words, is security better than love in a relationship? Is it better or worse for any particular character in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of the title of the book to the plot that has nothing to do with the actual hurricane?
Essay Topic 3
Why is Skink both lovable and hateful to the reader? Can the reader resolve this issue within himself? Why or why not? Does this make him a round, dynamic character? Does Skink change throughout the novel or does he stay true to himself?
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