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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 do the people of Dalvalo worship?

2. Who does Tully try to call before the bounty hunters capture him in the bungalow in San Pedro?

3. Cleopatra takes Tully to a __________ in Cuba.

4. Willie Singer pretends to be ____________ while traveling the islands in the Pacific.

5. How does Thelma Barson die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Willie's experience like when he first sees the Fresnal lens?

2. How does Tully help Cleopatra say goodbye to Highbourne Hill?

3. How did Cleopatra prepare for her own burial?

4. Why do the people of Dalvalo worship pilots?

5. How is Cleopatra very generous to the people she cares about?

6. What becomes of the crew of the Lucretia?

7. Where did the novel get its title?

8. What is Tully's opinion about Dawn's future after he is rescued from her and the Stiltons?

9. What is Sophie Diamant's story?

10. What was Tully having mixed feelings about after being rescued by Archie and his other friends?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of truth and discovery of the truth as a theme. What is ironic about this theme in a novel full of people and events who push the realms of reality?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the women in Tully's life and the impact each of them had on him.

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