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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. Whose apartment does Paul move into in this chapter?

2. What are Yeamon and Chenault doing when Paul arrives?

3. Who does Paul become friends with in this section?

4. Why can Paul not go back to his office?

5. What does Paul say is Segarra's role on the newspaper?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize Chapter 3.

3. What problems do Paul, Sala and Yeaman run into at the bar?

4. What problems does Paul have with the old man in Chapter 1?

5. How does Paul try to get revenge on Segarra?

6. What gives the reader the idea that Paul intends to stay in San Juan?

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

8. Describe the argument between Yeaman and Lotterman.

9. Describe the San Juan News.

10. Why has Paul Kemp come to San Juan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare life in 1960s Puerto Rico to life in Puerto Rico today. How has it changed? What caused these changes to take place? What would Paul's life be like in Puerto Rico if he went there today?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Paul Kemp's to the person he was when he first arrived in Puerto Rico to the person he is when he leaves.

1) What does Paul hope to achieve in Puerto Rico?

2) What events change Paul's ideas about journalism and life?

3) How is Paul different at the end of the book from the person he was at the beginning of the book?

Essay Topic 3

What similarities does the Rum Diary share with Hunter S. Thompson's later work in terms of the following:

1) Style

2) Themes

3) Politics

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