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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. Dom, John's partner, leaves him a message in Chapter 24. Who does Dom say would like to talk with John?

2. When John breaks in the door to Tobin's tower on the vineyard, how does Beth respond?

3. What is remarkable about Maragaret Wiley's ancestors?

4. What is the name of the casino where Tobin is rumored to have lost his money?

5. When John finds the abandoned ambulance in Chapter 35, what does he do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Fredric Tobin's winery that John visits in Chapter 16.

2. What unique item does John find at Tobin's apartment that leads him to believe Tobin planned to bury the treasure on his land all along?

3. Describe the appearance of Fredric Tobin.

4. Describe the appearance of Emma Whitestone.

5. What information does the letter from the Gordons contain in Chapter 37?

6. When John sees Beth again in Chapter 38, how does he feel about her?

7. Why is Tobin's housekeeper so frightened when Beth and John arrive?

8. What does Beth discuss with Dom in Chapter 30?

9. Why didn't Margaret Wiley initially want to sell the land to the Gordons?

10. When John attempts to kiss Beth in Chapter 15, how does she respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Duty is a theme throughout Plum Island. Discuss three different character's views of duty and how they are exhibited by their statements and actions. Based on these accounts of duty, does DeMille create an overarching definition of what duty is?

Essay Topic 2

In Plum Island, John Corey serves as an archetypal hero character. Using specific examples from the text, identify how DeMille connotes the Hero archetype. Is it an effective connotation? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In Plum Island, a lot of focus is given to the issues of right versus wrong. Using specific characters and situations, discuss how DeMille highlights this dichotomy and specifically how the idea of right versus wrong relates to legal versus illegal.

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