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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 Leeds do right before going over to Blaze and the crowd of sailors?

2. Letch and Westbrook convince the motel owner it is in his best interest to allow them into what room?

3. How does Letch threaten Dawn to try to convince her to give up her pimp?

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

5. What makes Fortney ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Simon Cooke hate the Kiwis?

2. What does Letch do to deal with his neighbor’s annoying dog?

3. What is Fortney’s greatest fear?

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

5. How does Norman Boggs get the nickname Letch?

6. How is Blaze holding the attention of the Aussies and Kiwis in Chapter 4?

7. What makes wrecking the Kiwi boat difficult?

8. To what is the wrecking of the French yacht compared and why?

9. What does Blaze think about customers who want a real date?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Floaters ends with the Cup going into the hands of a loyal New Zealander. How would Ambrose feel about this, if he had lived? Would he have thought this man worthy of having the Cup? Why or why not? How might Ambrose think about his plot to sabotage the New Zealand boat, knowing who would receive the Cup?

Essay Topic 2

Wambaugh gives both Dawn and Blaze wholesome real names. Why might he have chosen the names he did? How do these names aid the reader in connecting with both Dawn and Blaze? How might these women feel about their given names and to the past to which those names are tied?

Essay Topic 3

There are multiple occasions in which Fortney's fear of dark, murky water is brought up in Floaters. What might be the reason for this information? Do you find this odd considering Fortney is a harbor unit cop? Why or why not? How is this description of the water important to other characters?

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