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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. In Chapter 4, Blake reads about a fisherman catching a barbel in what river?

2. What does Lee use to smash Fenton's fingers in Chapter 10?

3. What kind of car does Blake drive?

4. How do Blake and the Munton brothers enter Hoppers in Chapter 10?

5. What is Blake's full name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Blake's wife end up at the site of the fire at Hoppers, as described in Chapter 5?

2. How does the robbery begin in Chapter 10?

3. How is the Meat Wagon described in Chapter 1? Who does Blake encounter from the Meat Wagon?

4. What causes Baz to get the upper hand in fighting Blake in Chapter 5? What takes place in the fight?

5. What possibilities does Blake consider for the body's disappearance in Chapter 9?

6. What conversation does Blake's boss have with him in Chapter 6?

7. What do Blake and Sally call one another in their fight in Chapter 3?

8. What does Blake dream in the beginning of Chapter 6? Who awakens him?

9. What is described in the news article which opens the book? To whose point of view does the narrative switch after the article?

10. What does Lee Munton solicit Blake's help for in Chapter 6? How does he coerce Blake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and analyze the actions and objectives of Blake, Legs, Finney, Lee, Baz, Jess and Sally in the narrative. Why do the Munton brothers want Blake to assist them in robbing Hoppers?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the characters of Nathan and Mandy Munton in the narrative. What power does each of these characters have over Blake?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the moral world in which the characters in "Deadfolk" exist. How do the moral values of the characters differ from our world today? What commentary is the author placing on society?

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