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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. What is the name of the young drummer on the Lucretia's crew?

3. How tall is the Amedee Light?

4. Who was Tully rescued from in the end?

5. In the Epilogue, who is going to sail around the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sophie Diamant's story?

2. Why is Cayo Loco no longer a salty piece of land?

3. Why does Cleopatra fire Tully?

4. Where did Tully meet Dawn before the resort at San Pedro?

5. How did Cleopatra prepare for her own burial?

6. What did hearing a cigarette boat off of Cayo Loco remind Tully of?

7. How do the Stilton brothers capture Tully in San Pedro?

8. What becomes of the crew of the Lucretia?

9. Why did Willie Singer want to go to New Caledonia?

10. How does Tully react when he sees Waldo Stilton in San Pedro?

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

Discuss how Buffet weaves literary works and movie references into the novel to help illuminate themes. Use specific examples.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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