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

2. Where does Paul find an apartment?

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

4. Who does Lotterman complain to Paul about?

5. Who does Paul see in the police station?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Paul arrange after his meeting with Lotterman?

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

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

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

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

7. What happens to Chenault in Chapter 15?

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

9. Summarize Chapters 13 and 14.

10. What new work does Sanderson have for Paul?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960's? How does Thompson express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Lotterman thinks he will lose respect in the community because he is an ex-communist and the locals do not trust communists. What kind of political system did Pueto Rico have in the Sixties? What was Puerto Rico's relationship with communism?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Thompson use character and setting to express these themes?

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