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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 happens to Iris and Norman's picnic lunch?

2. What happens after Lester fires Hippolyte?

3. What does the Sending do while he is on the dive?

4. What does Lester offer Norman for finding the property he is interested in?

5. What happens to Norman as he listens to old tunes on Iris's phonograph?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the club suddenly have problems pumping water to the rooms?

2. What announcement does Norman make while out on the boat with the Tilsons and Iris?

3. Why does Church Wagner disappear right before the Tilson party?

4. What does Lester think about Crab Cove once he has the opportunity to see it for himself?

5. Why does Norman think Hippolyte's return to the Gull Reef Club is going to be a problem?

6. What is so important about the invitation Norman receives from Bunny Campbell?

7. What does Norman do after the crisis is over, Hippolyte is captured, Lester is unhurt, and Iris's dog is taken to the vet for the cut from Hippolyte's machete?

8. How do the guests seem to accept the free champagne party to make up for the water problems?

9. What happens when Sheldon goes diving with the IUD unit?

10. What seems to bother Norman despite the fact that Hippolyte has everything fixed and running smoothly at the club?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What events in history were taking place at the time of this story as indicated when the radio is on in the Paperman home? Were these real events in history? Were these happenings part of the reason Norman and Henny wanted to move to a Caribbean island? Give examples from the text to support your responses.

Essay Topic 2

How would you classify this novel (i.e. suspense, romance, comedy, tragedy, etc.)? Give examples from the text to support your responses.

Essay Topic 3

How does the novel explain the large number of employees needed to run the Gull Reef Club? Explain more about the Kinjan people and the work habits they demonstrated in the novel. Give examples from the text to support your responses.

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