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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 Jimmy believe will foil his plans?

2. What does Jimmy do to ensure Lorrie's safety?

3. What does Jimmy say to Lorrie after they are cuffed together?

4. What back issues does the killer look through?

5. How does Jimmy stop Punch from taking them anywhere?

Short Essay Questions

1. How many people are killed by Punchinello in the commission of his crime and how are they killed?

2. What does Jimmy do to try to get away from the man in the Hummer?

3. What makes Jimmy decide to use the nail file on Punchinello?

4. What is Jimmy's surprising initial response to the killer's shooting of Lionel Davis?

5. What motivates the three criminals to rob the Snow Village bank?

6. What remarkable things does Josef tell Rudy?

7. Who arrives while they are talking to the killer and why does that buoy his spirits?

8. How does Lorrie's demeanor help the situation that she and Jimmy find themselves in?

9. What does Lorrie's mother do for a living, and what are her main sources of income from it?

10. How does Jimmy manage to convince Lorrie to marry him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Jimmy propose to Lorrie? What things does he reveal to her during his proposal? What does this tell the reader about his personality and the type of character he is? Why does Lorrie turn him down at first? What does Jimmy do that changes her mind? How does she explain the reason that she turned him down, and what request does she make of him at that time?

Essay Topic 2

What is the last thing Konrad Beezo does before he disappears the first time? What three things remain when it is all over? What is the significance of these three items? Which item gives Jimmy the creeps? Why? How is it even possible that one of these items survives? What is written on the card that links him to the day he was born?

Essay Topic 3

How many murders does Punchinello commit before the police take him into custody? What is the reason that he kills his first victim? Why does he kill the next victims? What reason does he have for committing the next murder? What kind of gift does he call it, and who is the gift for? Why is the gift obtained under somewhat dishonest circumstances?

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