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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 Ford ship to science classrooms for his business?

2. In what Central American country did Ford and Hollins run into each other recently?

3. What is the name of the bank where Ford and Hollins used to meet in school?

4. Which of the following insects is considered to be the biggest nuisance in Sanibel?

5. What area of science does Ford study?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of relationship does Ford have with Jethro Nicholes?

2. What package is waiting for Ford at the American Embassy the day after he leaves the Presidential Palace?

3. What is the Sealife Corporation?

4. What are the after-effects of the fight with the salesman on Ford's body?

5. Who is Bernstein and how does Ford convince Bernstein to partner with him?

6. How does Jessica know Rafe Hollins?

7. How did Hollins treat Ford when they met years earlier in South America?

8. What major argument did President Don Jorge Balserio have with his wife for the entirety of their marriage?

9. Who is Jessica McClure?

10. Who is Tomlinson?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ford has been close to General Riviera. First, explain how these two men met. Over what activities did they bond? Then, explain how General Riviera feels about Ford's search for Jake Hollins and how he aided Ford in his quest. Be sure to include at least two specific scenes from the novel that you think support your argument to the relationship between Ford and General Riviera.

Essay Topic 2

Jessica McClure proves to be an important emotional catalyst for Ford in the novel. First, describe the relationship Jessica and Ford have at the opening of the novel. Then, compare the relationship Jessica has with Ford to the relationship Jessica has with Benny. How does this love-triangle lead to one of the biggest betrayals Ford has ever experienced?

Essay Topic 3

At the opening of the novel, Ford is speeding away through an underground tunnel from the Presidential Palace in Masagua. First, explain what Ford was doing in the Presidential Palace to begin with. Then, explain how Ford used his cunning and wit to escape, undetected from danger. Finally, explain how these events, which take place in the prologue, spin the action of the entire novel into motion.

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