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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 Paul give to Sanderson at the end of the chapter?

2. What annoys Yeamon about the second party?

3. On what page of the newspaper is Paul's photo?

4. What does Zimburger want to build?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What new work does Sanderson have for Paul?

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

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

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

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

7. What happens to Chenault in Chapter 15?

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

9. Summarize Chapters 13 and 14.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What similarities does the Rum Diary share with Hunter S. Thompson's later work in terms of the following:

1) Style

2) Themes

3) Politics

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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

1) Paul Kemp

2) Sala

3) Yeamon

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