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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 is Tommy Tigertail's occupation?

2. To whom is the GATOR2 license plate registered?

3. Why doesn't Ted want to go swimming with his wife, Nell?

4. Which of the following is not found on the grounds of the Otter Creek Village?

5. Who are with Nell when she stops to ask Keyes if he needs an ambulance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What items did the police find in room 223 at the Flamingo Isles Motel?

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

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

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 does Jenna say Wiley was distraught about and why?

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

7. What do Hal Keefe and Garcia argue about and what does Keefe give to Garcia?

8. Why can't Keyes leave the island where Wiley's cabin is and what happens to him because he can't leave?

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

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

Essay Topic 2

What reason does Tigertail have for participating in the plot? Do you believe his reason is more justified than the other characters? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In more than one incident throughout the novel the psychiatric field is discussed and portrayed. How is this field of study portrayed by the author? Do you believe it is a fair portrayal? Why or why not?

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