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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. Why are the condominiums at the Otter Creek Village slanted?

2. Where is Jenna actually going according to the Shriners?

3. What does Cab tell Skip that there was none of that he reported in his article?

4. What does Keyes find under the outhouse at Wiley's cabin?

5. What odd object does Jenna have in her living room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nell do when her husband doesn't return and what happens?

2. What happens while Groppo is golfing with his colleagues at the Palmetto Country Club?

3. What realization does Keyes come to about Sparky's legs and what makes him come to this realization?

4. What does the letter that is shown to Keyes by Garcia say about the murders and how is it signed?

5. When Keyes goes to visit Cabal in jail what does he see and why is this the case?

6. How does Ernesto feel about America and what does he explain to Keyes about his arrest?

7. What does Wiley tell Keyes that the group he is affiliated with plans to do and how they plan to do it?

8. When Keyes and the Shriners find Wiley on the beach in Nassau what becomes clear to them?

9. What does Garcia admit to Keyes and what information does he share with Keyes?

10. What does Skip Wiley do to his psychiatrist and what does the doctor do once returned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a complete character analysis of the character Bloodworth. Would you want to have a reporter on your staff such as Bloodworth? Why or why not.

Essay Topic 2

What surprises does the author provide for the reader throughout the novel? In what ways does this help with the genre? In what ways does it detract? Did you enjoy the surprises as the reader? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways does romance play a key component of the plot of this novel? Do you believe it is crucial or a distraction? Why do you feel this way?

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