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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 blown up by a bomb in this chapter?

2. What does Kara Lynn want to do with Keyes after the parade?

3. How does Wiley explain to Kara Lynn that the explosives will be set off?

4. Who witnesses Bernal and Garcia drive away from the police station?

5. What was Wiley's column originally about before the rewrites?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the purpose of the Friendship Cruise and the type of people that will be aboard.

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. What does Mr. Cardoza tell Mulcahy in regards to Wiley's column and why does he make that decision?

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

8. When Garcia calls Keyes what information does he share that he has just realized?

9. How does Keyes feel when Kara Lynn drags him along to play tennis at her father's club?

10. What does the police chief tell Garcia when he calls him after the parade?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The tourist industry is referred to numerous times throughout the novel. Why do you believe the tourist industry is so important? Is this fictional or do you believe this is a realistic issue? Why do you feel that way?

Essay Topic 2

What surprises does the author provide for the reader throughout the novel? In what ways does this help with the genre? In what ways does it detract? Did you enjoy the surprises as the reader? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of terrorism developed throughout this novel? In what ways are these terrorists different from the majority of terrorists reported about in the media? In what ways are they the same?

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