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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 Blake's dream in Chapter 16, the cards are all what?

2. In Blake's dream in Chapter 16, who is standing behind the card players, breathing heavily?

3. What does Blake use to break into the garage in Chapter 17?

4. Who does Blake call after the police leave in Chapter 12?

5. Who knocks on Leggsy's door in the end of Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Blake discover happening in the garage in Chapter 17?

2. What is satirical about Nathan's comments to Blake in the beginning of Chapter 19?

3. Where are Blake and Finney in the beginning of Chapter 15? What events does Finney describe?

4. What saves Blake in the end of the novel? What is his mindset in the end of the story?

5. How do Blake's circumstances improve by coincidence in Chapter 13?

6. What dream does Blake describe in Chapter 16?

7. What does the newspaper article describe in Chapter 17? How does Blake react to the story?

8. How does Blake break into the garage in Chapter 17? What happens when he does?

9. Who does Blake encounter when he awakens from his dream in Chapter 16?

10. What happens when Blake arrives at Sally's flat in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of the River Clunge and the actions of Blake and Finney in Chapter 14. Why does Blake kill Danny by the river? Is he justified? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the colloquial dialect of the narrative. How easy is it to understand the idioms and slang used by the characters? What tone does the language lend to the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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