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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 it turn out that Bernal is very afraid of?

2. Which of the following terms best describes how Tigertail feels learning that one of the other characters is dead?

3. What does Keyes use to hit Bernal?

4. Which of the following characters is shot by Burt during the halftime antics?

5. What does Bloodworth find in Garcia's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What transpires between Bloodworth and Garcia and what is the reason behind the action Garcia takes?

2. What does the police chief tell Garcia when he calls him after the parade?

3. What happens when Mulcahy and Keyes visit Bloodworth in the hospital after the bombing?

4. What does the unusual and unnamed float that unexpectedly appears on the football field look like?

5. Describe the purpose of the Friendship Cruise and the type of people that will be aboard.

6. What happens that makes Tigertail despondent?

7. How does Keyes feel when Kara Lynn drags him along to play tennis at her father's club?

8. What has Bernal decided to do and why has he decided to do this in regard to Garcia?

9. What information does Kara Lynn share with Keyes in regard to Jenna?

10. Describe the original column sent in by Wiley and the changes that Bloodworth makes to the column.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting of this novel is the Miami, Florida area. Do you believe this novel could have been as successful had it been set in any other city? What may have had to change had it been set in a different place? What could have remained the same?

Essay Topic 2

Often the humor in this novel has been described as wry. What does it mean to have wry humor? Provide examples from the novel of wry humor. Do you believe wry humor is funny? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways does romance play a key component of the plot of this novel? Do you believe it is crucial or a distraction? Why do you feel this way?

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