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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 are men dressed up as at the party that Tully goes to with Dawn?

2. Archie Mercer opened ___________ a few blocks from Disney World.

3. Where is Bucky Norman from in Wyoming?

4. Where does Tully watch the sunset on his first night aboard the Lucretia?

5. Whose voice does Tully hear on the wind blowing through the tree house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ix-Nay mean when he tells Tully that there is a rabbit in the moon when they are in Belize?

2. What surprising thing does Cleopatra do after Tully successfully guides the dinghy through the Mayan cut?

3. What are the two pieces of art that Tully takes with him on his trip aboard the Caribbean Soul?

4. What is the little argument Tully has with himself after meeting Dawn and her friend?

5. How do Bucky Norman and Kirk Patterson meet each other?

6. What is the unusual motif for the party that Tully attends with Dawn?

7. What does Donna Kay tell Tully in the tree house?

8. Why does Tully ask Willie Singer to help him find the Fresnel lens?

9. What is the story of Grandma Ghost?

10. Who are the Stilton twins?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of second chances used throughout the novel with several different characters.

Essay Topic 2

Cleopatra tells Tully that the hummingbird that lands on her arm as she stands atop the Cayo Loco is off course. How does the hummingbird represent Tully? What role does Cleopatra play in Tully's life?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Buffet's use of both traditional and non-traditional religion in A Salty Piece of Land.

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