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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 does the Pirate show up every day?

2. How does Pilon get Joe's trousers back?

3. What do Pilon and Pablo send the person in #25 to the wharf to do?

4. What does Pilon do to earn money?

5. What payment does Senora Torrelli give Pilon for the stolen articles?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of the story and how is he introduced in the novel?

2. Describe how Pilon and Joe dig for their treasure and what do they find?

3. What are Danny's reactions when he learns that his second house has burned down?

4. Which woman is Danny interested in and what is the attraction?

5. What is the reason for Danny's becoming drunk and disorderly and what is his sentence?

6. How does Arabella Gross take advantage of Jesus Maria Corcoran?

7. How does Big Joe Portagee become a tenant in Danny's house?

8. How does Jesus Maria Corcoran become the next tenant in the second house?

9. Who does Danny invite to live with him in his house?

10. What does Pilon explain about keeping the treasures one finds in a St. Andrew's Eve dig?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Danny and the boys are forced to be very resourceful. Give some examples of behaviors exhibited by Danny and the boys that indicate that they know how to get what they need in spite of their obvious lack of typical resources. Would you say that Danny and the boys are creative? Or do they simply use people to avoid work? Do you think you could be friends with Danny and the boys? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Tortilla Flat is populated with social outcasts and homeless people. What would become of these same people today? Re-write the characterizations and settings for the main characters. Explain the reasons for your changes.

Essay Topic 3

Steinbeck is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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