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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 Pat give to Doc in Chapter 4?
2. After questioning Pat, what does Doc determine?
3. Where do Doc and Pat drive to in Chapter 5?
4. Where do Pat and Doc eat lunch in Chapter 7?
5. How does Lila make Pat feel uncomfortable?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Pat's physical description of Doc?
2. Is the parole officer good at his job? Use evidence from the story to support your opinion.
3. What does Pat notice about downtown Capitol City?
4. Why does Lila apparently buy the car for Pat?
5. Describe Myrtle Briscoe.
6. After Doc picks Pat up from prison, they stop at a roadhouse diner. What bombshell does Doc drop on Pat at the diner?
7. After the incident with Madeline in the parking lot, what does Doc tell Pat?
8. Is Pat an intelligent character? Support your answer with evidence from the first five chapters.
9. What makes Pat realize that he is in serious trouble?
10. How does Pat get his job at the Highway Commission?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are the central female characters portrayed in the novel? What role do Madeline, Lila Luther, and Myrtle Briscoe play in the development of the plot?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's use of intrigue and suspense to pique the reader's interest. Is he successful? How does this story compare to other novels you have read of the same genre?
Essay Topic 3
How is the theme of justice utilized in the story? What are some examples in the novel of when justice prevailed? What are some examples of when justice was not served?
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