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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 Kara Lynn insist she and Keyes do as they leave?

2. How does Keyes get Garcia back to the car?

3. Where does Kara Lynn's father make the majority of his profits?

4. Which of the following characters is not in the warehouse building?

5. What sound accompanies the float that those on the float find deafening?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the role the Shriners plan in helping to try and save Kara Lynn from being kidnapped.

2. What happens when Bernal stops driving and walking with Garcia?

3. Describe what happens when Garcia comes out of surgery and talks with the police chief.

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. What realization does Keyes come to as he drives through the night trying to save Kara Lynn?

10. What disagreement do Keyes, Garcia, Mulcahy and the other Orange Bowl officials have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Complete a character analysis of the protagonist and antagonist of the story. Compare these two characters. Which do you believe is the stronger? Why?

Essay Topic 2

The setting of this novel is the Miami, Florida area. Do you believe this novel could have been as successful had it been set in any other city? What may have had to change had it been set in a different place? What could have remained the same?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is this novel symbolic of actual events which have happened over the last thirty years? In what ways is it a misrepresentation?

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