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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. Where is the second party?

2. Who does Paul find has quit the newspaper?

3. What is Lotterman afraid will happen to his check?

4. Who do Paul and Yeamon try to find in town?

5. Whose name does Sala sign on the invoice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Paul decide to let Chenault stay?

2. Describe Paul's visit to Vieques with Zimburger.

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

4. What upsets Paul at the beginning of Chapter 10?

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

6. What has happened to Paul's, Yeamon's and Sala's methods of transport in Chapter 9?

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

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

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

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

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

Choose one of the following characters and write his/her character background:

1) Paul Kemp

2) Sala

3) Yeamon

Essay Topic 3

What role did Americans play in Puerto Rican life in the Fifties? Why was Puerto Rico such an attractive place for Americans to go to in the Fifties? How has American tourism and American culture changed Puerto Rico?

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