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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 does Chenault say she cannot remember?

2. Where does Paul find an apartment?

3. Where does Paul have go after breakfast with Chenault?

4. What does Zimburger want to build?

5. On what newspaper does Paul see his photograph?

Short Essay Questions

1. What new work does Sanderson have for Paul?

2. Why does Paul decide to let Chenault stay?

3. What happens to Chenault in Chapter 15?

4. What does Paul think about his stay on the island?

5. Why can Lotterman not pay his workers until Monday?

6. What does Chapter 13 say about Paul's ambition?

7. What do Yeamon, Paul and Chenault do the next morning?

8. Describe Chenault's appearance at Paul's apartment in Chapter 17.

9. In what way does everything turn out well for Paul by the end of the chapter?

10. How does the policeman react to Chenault's disappearance?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Thompson's writing style. How would you describe his prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Thompson's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Paul Kemp decided to go to Puerto Rico? What can he do in Puerto Rico that he cannot do in America?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Paul Kemp's to the person he was when he first arrived in Puerto Rico to the person he is when he leaves.

1) What does Paul hope to achieve in Puerto Rico?

2) What events change Paul's ideas about journalism and life?

3) How is Paul different at the end of the book from the person he was at the beginning of the book?

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