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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 Cab tell Skip that there was none of that he reported in his article?

2. What happens to Jenna at dinner?

3. Which of the following characters is Garcia's supervisor?

4. What reason does Wiley say to Keyes will be the basis for the deportation of the Shriners?

5. Why did Mulcahy have no choice but to publish the article Wiley sent him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bernal secretly hope will happen after he blows up several people and some greyhounds at the track with his bombs?

2. Who is introduced as the winner of the Orange Bowl Beauty Pageant and how does the author describe this character?

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

4. Who put the bullet holes in Jenna's walls and why were they put there?

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

6. What clue does Wiley give to Keyes about the next murder which is expected to happen in Miami?

7. How and where is Wiley's vehicle found by the police?

8. What conclusions do Keyes and Garcia reach about the letters?

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

10. What does the story on the front page by Ricky Bloodworth say that is inappropriate for a newspaper to print?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often the humor in this novel has been described as wry. What does it mean to have wry humor? Provide examples from the novel of wry humor. Do you believe wry humor is funny? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe one great contrast the author portrays in this novel? Why do you think the author included this contrast? Do you believe it was necessary to the plot or something to better engage the reader? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe how the author uses irony to develop the action and plot of this novel. Do you believe the author overuses or underuses irony within the text? Why do you feel this way?

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