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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 many chickens did Ella have to pluck?

2. Who else sees Daffy?

3. Where did Richard leave Daffy?

4. What image can Richard clearly recall?

5. What did monkey taste like?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Richard become comfortable regarding Mr. Duck's presence in the daylight?

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

3. What did Bugs do to the corpse of Sammy and what was Richards' explanation for his behavior?

4. What had Bugs done that made Richard mad?

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

6. What is killing Christo, and how could it have been prevented? Why can't Etienne find out about it?

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

8. How long did Richard's frustration last in regards to the world and Koh Phangan?

9. How is it that Richard sees Keaty and Jed so frequently?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the shark attack. In what manner was it the start of the downfall of paradise on the beach? How did it change things for the residents of the beach, and how were things never again the same afterward?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the camp's reaction to Richard 'doing things' for Sal. How did people go out of their way to be nice to him and friendly with him? What likely prompted this sudden interest in Richard? What perspective does the reader take of Richard's association with Sal?

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