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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 mistake does Bloodworth make to the name of the group claiming responsibility for the letters?

2. Which of the following characters do Keyes and the Shriners find on the beach in Nassau?

3. Which of the following characters is also on the plane that Jenna boards?

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

5. What does Wiley write in an article that Miami needs more of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Nell's husband while he is in the water and why does Nell become suspicious?

4. Where did Viceroy get the car he is driving, how does the owner feel about the car and how does this make Viceroy feel?

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

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

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

8. What was one of the major screw-ups that Bernal committed when he worked for the group called the First Weekend in July?

9. What happens between Keyes and Jenna in the hospital and what does he think about this?

10. Why do many of the people begin to leave the Otter Creek Condos and how does this make Wiley feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the character of Keyes change throughout the novel? Do you believe the changes are positive or the negative? Why?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways does the author utilize stereotypes in his novel? Does the author exploit stereotypes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of terrorism developed throughout this novel? In what ways are these terrorists different from the majority of terrorists reported about in the media? In what ways are they the same?

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