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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 use to smash Fenton's fingers in Chapter 10?

2. After the bar closes in Chapter 9, Rachel tells Blake that who wants to talk to him?

3. Where does Jess tell Blake to drive in Chapter 7?

4. Where does Blake go to drink and watch television after leaving work in Chapter 4?

5. While Blake is chatting with Rachel at Hoppers in Chapter 9, what does he notice behind the bar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What flashback is used in Chapter 4? What is described?

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

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

4. Why does Blake go early to the Paul Pry in Chapter 5?

5. Who does Blake encounter while attempting to hide Baz's body in Chapter 5? What does Blake do?

6. How does Blake discover who Sally's visitor was in Chapter 3? What does Sally do?

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. How does Blake describe the history of the Munton family in Chapter 7?

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

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

Discuss the symbolism and imagery of East Bloater Road and analyze the actions of the protagonist in Chapter 11. How does Blake become trapped by the Munton brothers?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of Blake's father in the story and in Blake's character history. How did the death of Blake's father lead to his career in thuggery?

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