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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 did Daffy want to talk about with Richard?

2. What did Bugs do to Sammy?

3. Why might Keaty be in trouble?

4. Who was waiting for Richard when he emerged from the cave?

5. Why wouldn't Richard ask Gregorio about the division he felt between the camp and Sal and Bugs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Richard and Keaty spike the stew and what was the result of this tampering?

2. What things did Richard note in the asides about of the Swedes?

3. What wrong move did Richard make, according to Etienne?

4. How did Francoise know about Richard's kiss? What did she thank him for?

5. How was Richard making Sal's life difficult?

6. What drew the sharks attention, and how did Richard spear it?

7. What was irritating in regards to Bug's competitive streak?

8. What was pissing Sal off and why was Richard doing it?

9. What had made Keaty feel really bad about the squid giving people food poisoning?

10. Zeph and Sammy made several mistakes on their way to the commune. What were they? What was the biggest mistake the rafting group made?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Attempt to explain Sal's lying for Richard. What might she have hoped to gain in her lie? What is revealed about her in the following chapters, Karl runs away? How might this tie into Sal covering for Richard?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Richard's character. What do his actions reveal about him? What psychological terms apply to Richard and his regard of human life and his actions? What other characters with this same psychological condition likely shared these traits with Richard and why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss whether or not paradise is truly possible. What human flaws make paradise an almost impossible endeavor? Do you think it is possible for people to learn to work together indefinitely? Why or why not?

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