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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. Which of the following characters is Wiley's boss?

2. Where was Mitchell Klein stabbed?

3. Where is the bomb planted?

4. Where does Ernesto say he got the Oldsmobile he was driving?

5. Why was Keyes called into the newspaper office by Cab Mulchay?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Keyes go to Jenna's house?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

Environmental issues are the basis of many of the events within the novel. Do you believe violent actions are justified when protecting the environment? Why or why not?

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