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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. Which two characters had an argument over the bonds?

2. Who does Paul find has quit the newspaper?

3. What does Chenault want to do if Paul moves on?

4. Where do the three characters find the first party?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Paul think about Yeamon?

2. Why does Paul decide to let Chenault stay?

3. What decision does Paul make at the end of Chapter 18?

4. How is Paul's life changing by the end of Chapter 16?

5. How does Sanderson help Paul and his friends in Chapter 8?

6. Describe Paul's time with Chenault and Yeamon in Chapter 13.

7. Describe Paul's time at the police station.

8. What happens to Chenault in Chapter 15?

9. How does Lotterman react over the news that the company paid Paul and Sala's bail bonds?

10. How do the locals treat Yeamon and Paul when Chenault leaves the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare life in 1960s Puerto Rico to life in Puerto Rico today. How has it changed? What caused these changes to take place? What would Paul's life be like in Puerto Rico if he went there today?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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