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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ray have to baby along the trip?
(a) Symes' ego.
(b) His depression.
(c) His bad knee.
(d) The car.

2. When does Guy promise to pay Ray for everything he lost?
(a) In a week.
(b) At the first of the month.
(c) As soon as the bank opens.
(d) As soon as his crop is harvested.

3. What is Dr. Symes' latest plan for Jeans Island?
(a) To plant coffee beans.
(b) To build a resort.
(c) To open a nursing home.
(d) To open a theme park.

4. What is Ray's last name?
(a) Gustafson.
(b) Midge.
(c) Watson.
(d) Hall.

5. What vehicle does Ray drive on the trip to Mexico?
(a) Guy's old Buick.
(b) A rental car.
(c) Greyhound bus.
(d) His pickup truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ray's wife?

2. Where is Norma, according to Guy?

3. What body of water is Ray driving along during the trip?

4. Where does Ray go to contemplate his next move after the standoff with Guy?

5. What do some Mexicans in the town call white people?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Ray encounter early in his trip to find Norma and Guy?

2. How does Ray determine where Guy has probably taken Norma?

3. What is Dr. Symes most recent plan for Jeans Island?

4. Who is Christine and how does Ray meet her?

5. What does Dr. Symes blame his failures on and what advice does he give to Ray?

6. How does Ray's character begin to develop and what does it seem will be Ray's perspective on life?

7. How does Mrs. Symes perceive the arrival of her son in Belize?

8. What were some of Dr. Symes' past schemes according to his mother?

9. Why is Ray forced to use some of Dr. Symes' money at the hotel?

10. What signs did Norma show that she was unhappy in her life?

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