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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. Which of the following characters does Paul meet at Al's one morning?
(a) Chenault
(b) Sala
(c) Yeamon
(d) Lotterman

2. Where do Paul and Sala take the two girls?
(a) A cafe
(b) The beach
(c) A motel
(d) Al's

3. Where does Paul go to eat while he is at Sala's?
(a) Yeamon's
(b) The office
(c) Al's
(d) Macdonalds

4. What kind of house does Yeamon say he has?
(a) A shack
(b) A brick house
(c) A mansion
(d) A beach house

5. Why does Paul not like Zimburger?
(a) He is nasty
(b) He is too nice
(c) He has no hobbies
(d) He finds him irritating

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Nelson Otto from?

2. What does Paul say is Segarra's role on the newspaper?

3. What do the characters do when the rum runs out?

4. What does Segarra help people on the newspaper to do?

5. In what month does the main character leave for Puerto Rico?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Paul Kemp come to San Juan?

2. What gives the reader the idea that Paul intends to stay in San Juan?

3. What problems does Paul have with the old man in Chapter 1?

4. What does Paul do on his first day at the newspaper?

5. How does Paul feel about Yeaman and Chanault's relationship in Chapter 3?

6. What does Paul do in Yeaman's house in Chapter 3?

7. Why does Paul decide to go out drinking the night before he flies to Puerto Rico?

8. What signs are there that newspaper will soon fold?

9. Describe the internal problems at the newspaper.

10. Describe the argument between Yeaman and Lotterman.

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