View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is at the bar when Blaze arrives Wednesday evening?

2. Why is Blaze surprised that Miles does not drink Steinlager?

3. What unusual piece of clothing does Ambrose wear to the yacht-club brunch?

4. When Ambrose returns home, he is afraid to open the trunk of his car and see whose eyes?

5. What is Ambrose wearing when Blaze arrives to give him the bad news?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ambrose’s attack on Blaze come as a complete surprise to her?

2. Why is Fortney, on his third pint of draft at the bar, feeling stupid?

3. Who do the cops think murdered Blaze and why?

4. Why is Blaze sentimental regarding Dawn?

5. What is the stupid thing that Fortney does?

6. What does Blaze believe she hears outside her apartment? What makes her realize she is wrong?

7. Why does Simon go looking for Blaze Wednesday night?

8. Why does Ambrose believe the Cup has memories?

9. What does Ambrose hope for, if the Black Magic can be destroyed?

10. Why does Ambrose kill Blaze?

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

Wambaugh gives a great deal of background information about Detective Anne Zorn. What information does he provide? What does this reveal about Anne? Why might Wambaugh have chosen to give this information? Is this information necessary? Why or why not? Do you find this information useful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Derogatory terms are used throughout Floaters. Why does Wambaugh do this? Is it necessary? Why or why not? How does this language affect the reader? Would the characters be as real if the language was more politically correct and less demeaning? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 858 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample