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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 does Fortney think Blaze is or at least should be?

2. Who is Serenity Jones?

3. What is the clincher that gets Simon excited in Chapter 6?

4. Who does Dawn decide to woo on her last night in San Diego?

5. What snarky comment does Blaze make to Leeds regarding his marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Dawn’s future plans?

2. How does Norman Boggs get the nickname Letch?

3. Why does Simon Cooke hate the Kiwis?

4. What are cuppies and sail-stupids?

5. How does the thought of losing the Cup feel to the Keeper of the Cup?

6. What does Blaze tell Simon she is doing, so that she can get him talking?

7. What makes wrecking the Kiwi boat difficult?

8. Why does Fortney think Blaze should have been a cop if she is not one already?

9. What does Blaze Duvall think of Serenity Jones?

10. Why is New Zealand expected to win it all?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The book is entitled Floaters. Is this the best name for the novel? Why or why not? Why might Wambaugh have chosen this as the title of his novel? If you could give the novel a new title, what would it be and why?

Essay Topic 2

Floaters is both a comedy and a tragedy. How is it both a comedy and a tragedy? Is it successful as both a comedy and tragedy? Why or why not? How does this mix of humor and death affect the reader? Why?

Essay Topic 3

How would you describe Wambaugh's use of language in Floaters? How does his style of writing and the way his characters speak affect the believability of the plot and characters? Do the characters seem authentic? Why or why not? How does Wambaugh's colorful language affect the reader? Why?

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