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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Nelson Otto from?
(a) Las Vegas
(b) Orlando
(c) Chicago
(d) Miami

2. What word best describes Yeamon's house?
(a) A mansion
(b) A shed
(c) A summer house
(d) A one-room shack

3. Who paid for the ale?
(a) Johnny Goodwin
(b) Phil Rollins
(c) Jack Dawes
(d) Joe Deakin

4. Who does Paul become friends with in this section?
(a) Zimmerman
(b) Clive
(c) Lotterman
(d) Sanderson

5. What does Yeamon suggest they use as a football?
(a) A coconut
(b) A rock
(c) A tennis ball
(d) A banana

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Al move his family?

2. In what city does the main character live in?

3. What is Paul accused of doing?

4. What color dress does Paul's woman have?

5. Where does Paul go to eat while he is at Sala's?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Paul Kemp come to San Juan?

2. What do Paul and Sala do at the casino?

3. What happens to Sala at the end of Chapter 3?

4. Describe the internal problems at the newspaper.

5. Describe the San Juan News.

6. Why do neither Paul nor Sala like to stay in Sala's apartment?

7. Describe the argument between Yeaman and Lotterman.

8. Why does Paul decide to go out drinking the night before he flies to Puerto Rico?

9. What signs are there that newspaper will soon fold?

10. What do Paul, Sala and the girls do on the beach?

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