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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 Lee hit Fenton with, knocking him off his chair, in Chapter 10?

2. Lee asks if Blake has seen who recently in Chapter 7?

3. Who is the bartender at Hoppers?

4. What kind of car does Blake drive?

5. Barbels are species of what fish?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the robbery begin in Chapter 10?

2. What does Blake do to protect Fenton during the robbery in Chapter 10?

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

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

5. What does Nathan demand when Blake returns to the Paul Pry in Chapter 5?

6. What does Blake do and discover upon returning from the gym in Chapter 6?

7. What leads up to Blake's injuring Leggsy in the bar in Chapter 1?

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

9. What happens when Blake and the Muntons enter Fenton's office in Chapter 10?

10. What conflict does Blake become engaged in upon returning from taking out the garbage in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the narrative style of the book. In what person and tense is the story told? How does the narrative transition in the first chapter?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of Blake as an antihero. How does an antihero differ from a typical protagonist? How do Blake's actions define his character?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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