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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 was the name of the woman who told Hazel about Turk?

2. How old was Vikram when he met Albert Caldwell?

3. How long was Lee Warshaw on an island after his plane crashed?

4. What day of the week did the landlord's mother clean the apartment building where Erwin lived before he met Sarah?

5. How long did it take Lee Warshaw to recuperate after he was rescued from the desert island?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Hazel Saltwater?

2. What did Sid Feeney throw over the balcony during the blizzard party?

3. What was Jane like when Sarah first met her?

4. In the present, how do most of Turk and Hazel's complications play out?

5. How did Hazel feel when she finally read The Blizzard Party?

6. Why did Shahin tell Bo to avoid looking at Iran for profit, and where did he suggest Bo find profit instead?

7. What did Sarah Saltwater consider about the tendency of people to speak the most on subjects they knew the least about?

8. Who is Tanawat Kongkatitum, and where did he live in 1978?

9. What did guests to the Vornados' party have to endure to get to the party?

10. Why was Erwin not able to throw the burned fish down to the incinerator?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

John’s son drowned in a swimming pool. Why do John and Albert blame themselves and feel guilty for the death of the boy?

Essay Topic 3

Albert and Erwin get to know one another as Erwin administers memory tests to Albert. How does the relationship develop between the men? How would you describe the relationship between them? What connections develop between them and why?

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