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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 name does the cross-dressing boy that Will and Squares talk to in Chapter 8 ask to be called?

2. What does Will go through of his girlfriend's to search for information in Chapter 7?

3. What does the person Will meets in Chapter 13 say has never changed about their house?

4. Who do Squares and Will try and help in Chapter 8?

5. What is the name of the child Mrs. Rogers believed her daughter to have had?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Pistillo and Fisher's meeting at McGuane's office described in Chapter 26?

2. What is the nature of Pistillo's interrogation of Will in Chapter 20?

3. What is the nature of the conversation between Agent Fisher and Pistillo regarding Will, in Chapter 17?

4. What does Will find his girlfriend doing out of bed in Chapter 2?

5. How did Squares get his nickname?

6. How does Mr. Klein react when Mrs. Miller brings him a casserole in Chapter 16?

7. What does a man say to Morty Meyer at a gambling table in Las Vegas?

8. How is Katy's appearance described the first time Will sees her in the book?

9. How are Will's memories of Katy Miller described as a child?

10. What does Katy tell Will that she discovered about her sister just before her death in Chapter 25?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the author's portrayal of love in the book in its various forms including romantic, familial and friendly love. Why do you think the author made the book's characters struggle so much to achieve and find love with others?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of investigation that is presented in the book. What can we learn about the nature of the police and their ability to be neutral in their investigations based on the actions of Pistillo in the book? How did Will and Katy's investigation differ from the one conducted by the police?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's portrayal of violence in the book. What might the author be saying about the nature of characters like John based on his acts of violence in the book and what factors could have led to his being so violent towards others without remorse?

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