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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 does Snapper feel when he sees that Tony is gone and the damage the cinder block did?
2. What does Snapper walk away with after meeting Mrs. Whitmark?
3. What do the kids want who drive up behind Snapper and follow him for a bit?
4. How does Edie get her dress?
5. After the storm, why don't Edie and Sapper go to the original house they had found that morning?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way is it correct that Jim Tile worries about Skink?
2. The plot thickens as the reader discovers the depth that Edie and Snapper will go to in order to make money. What is their plan and how do they execute it?
3. How is the author being satirical in the characterization of Tony Torres?
4. Suspense builds throughout Chapter 2. How does the author build that suspense?
5. How does Jim Tile come to bring the news to Bonnie that Skink has abducted Max?
6. Though the reader never really meets Avila, much can be said about his character through indirect characterization. What type of character is he?
7. How does the structure of Chapter 1 differ from a standard novel?
8. In what way have common household items become weapons of violence?
9. How does Chapter 8 show that what "goes around, comes around" in the case of Gil Peck?
10. How is the relationship between Augustine and Bonnie progressing after Max has been gone for a couple of days?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of the title of the book to the plot that has nothing to do with the actual hurricane?
Essay Topic 2
How does Augustine's childhood affect who he is and the decisions he makes as an adult? How does Snapper's childhood affect who he is and the decisions he makes as an adult? What about other characters in the novel? Were backgrounds of others introduced to the reader ?
Essay Topic 3
What can the reader infer about the way that the author feels about Florida? Is the novel an attempt to bring out the author's feelings? Might it be an attempt to bring to light issues that he wants others to face? Can a novel such as this change the way society looks at issues?
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