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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 is Ray's primary goal?

2. Why does Ray go one more time to the Dupree farm?

3. To whom did Mrs. Symes will quite a bit of cash?

4. At what time does Ray enter Guy's house?

5. How does Ray get the money he needs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ray and Norma return to the States, and what is the tone of their trip?

2. What has happened to all the characters in the aftermath of the tropical storm?

3. What is Dr. Symes' new plan for the island after he discovers some of his mother's insurance checks?

4. What dire news does Ray receive when he returns to the Tabernacle in town?

5. What is Ray's style of planning for the future?

6. What do Jack and Ray do separately after the end of the storm?

7. What has been Norma's contact with Guy since he dropped her off at the hospital?

8. What happens on the way to the Dupree farm when Ray plans to make one final attempt to contact Norma?

9. What had happened to Jack after he and Ray parted company?

10. What is the irony of Ray's trip to Belize given the current state of his marriage to Norm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one instance of irony in the book. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the book and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the main setting for "The Dog of the South". Does the author paint a complete picture for the reader? What, if anything, is missing?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the ongoing conflict between Ray and Norma. What are the main sources of the conflicts? Why does it perpetuate? What does Norma learn about the reality of her life with Ray as opposed to the perceptions she has held for so long?

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