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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 story does David Lee tell the coach when he comes in nude?

2. How many bombs did Bernal actually make?

3. Where does Wiley's last column appear?

4. Which of the following seems to describe how Kara Lynn feels about being with Keyes?

5. What does Keyes find in the game room as he waits for the Shivers to finish talking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision does Kara Lynn make about the parade? Why does she make this decision and what is Keyes' response?

2. What happens when Mulcahy and Keyes visit Bloodworth in the hospital after the bombing?

3. What does Reed Shivers lecture Keyes about when he shows up at their house after taking Garcia to the hospital?

4. What happens when Kara Lynn and Keyes play tennis at her father's club and what makes him appear far inferior than the other people at the club?

5. What does Wiley's last column that is run on the front page of the Miami Sun say?

6. What does Shivers say is the most important thing in his daughter's life and how has her father taken steps to protect her?

7. Describe the original column sent in by Wiley and the changes that Bloodworth makes to the column.

8. What does Bernal do in this chapter and what is the response of the First Weekend in July Movement?

9. What assumptions does the Orange Bowl committee make about the members of the group and why don't they pursue the topic in more depth?

10. What information does Kara Lynn share with Keyes in regard to Jenna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What role does the Cuban heritage play in this novel? Do you feel it is a critical component or a side component? Why do you believe this is the case?

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