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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gordon envy about the Communist?

2. What does Morgan lose the night he is shot?

3. What does Morgan's wife say about Morgan's wound?

4. What does Morgan compare his wound to when talking to his wife?

5. What does Morgan want it to look like when the Cubans board Freddie's boat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Morgan's relationship with Simmons change over the course of the plot? What causes these changes, and what significance does this have to the outcome of the book?

Essay Topic 2

Explain some of the different smuggling scenes, what the outcomes were, and how these events affected the tone of the book.

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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