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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. How does Jimmy die?
2. To whom does the baby sock belong?
3. According to Chapter 6, what was Tony's job before he disappeared?
4. How does the boy's father die?
5. What does Katie's sister tell her that upsets her?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information does the boy's mother find out after Sergeant Burke dies that makes her angry?
2. What does Crazy Joe know about the mystery surrounding Eddie's death?
3. How is the boy's mother's interpretation of the story of Sean and the baby sock a reflection on her own relationship with Tony McIlhenny and her role in Eddie's murder?
4. What does Sergeant Burke reveal about Eddie's death and Tony's involvement?
5. What happens to Jimmy and Claire?
6. Why does the boy's mother turn hostile toward him in Chapter 6?
7. What does the boy recall about "unconditional love"?
8. Describe the relationship between Tony, Katie, and the boy's mother.
9. Why is the boy again upset with his mother at the end of Chapter 5?
10. How does his mother's inability to speak because of her stroke affect her relationship with the boy?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who do you think is ultimately responsible for Eddie's death?
1. Is it the hand that pulls the trigger or the hand that orchestrates it to happen?
2. Are multiple people to blame?
3. Is one person more guilty than another?
Essay Topic 2
As the novel progresses, the mystery of Eddie's disappearance is pieced together by the boy narrator.
1. What does the boy learn about his family because of the family secret?
2. How has the boy's relationship with his parents changed as the secret has been revealed?
3. How has the boy's determination to find out the secret changed as the secret slowly becomes revealed?
Essay Topic 3
Does the boy narrator experience any form of catharsis in the novel? If so, what level of catharsis does he attain? Explain.
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