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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. Who comes to Fortney and Leeds’ rescue in Chapter 5?

2. How does Blaze try to take away Simon’s uncertainty about wrecking the Kiwi’s fastest boat?

3. When Letch comes to check in on Dawn, how much money does he give her?

4. How does Rita feel about working as a vice cop?

5. What is the Keeper of the Cup relieved will not disrupt coverage of the regatta?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are cuppies and sail-stupids?

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

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

4. What two real events let the reader know the time period of the story?

5. Why do the Harbor Unit cops not like lifeguards?

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

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

8. What are the two Cup races described at the beginning of Chapter 4?

9. What does Blaze Duvall think of Serenity Jones?

10. How does Letch try to help Dawn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did you feel when you read the part of Floaters in which Dawn is murdered? How does this compare to when Blaze is murdered? Did you feel the same way? Why or why not? Were you prepared for either of these murders? Why or why not? How might this play into how you felt during the murders?

Essay Topic 2

Serenity Jones is a madam in Floaters. How does Wambaugh show her humanity? What other characters are initially off-putting but grow on you, as the reader? What might be Wambaugh's reasons for doing this? What does this show about him as both a writer and a former police officer?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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