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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Darnell killed?
(a) At a fight behind Burger Tycoon.
(b) Beaten to death in the woods.
(c) Drowned in the river.
(d) Stabbed to death at a farm.

2. What method is used to kill Len Elgin?
(a) He is beaten to death.
(b) He is run off of the road in his pickup.
(c) He is stabbed to death.
(d) He is shot to death.

3. On the phone, what words did Lily use to tell Marshall that Del was dead?
(a) "Del Pakard is here, and he got squashed."
(b) "Del Pakard is here, and he got murdered."
(c) "Del Pakard is here, and he got smothered."
(d) "Del Pakard is here, and he got smoked."

4. How does Del describe himself?
(a) As a good ole country boy.
(b) Self-centered.
(c) Sleek and good looking.
(d) As a pumped up competitor.

5. What is Jerrell's and Deedra's conversation about as Lily enters her apartment to clean?
(a) Jerrell is angry with Deedra for not giving him money.
(b) Jerrell is angry with Deedra for leaving home.
(c) Jerrell is angry with Deedra for moving in with her boyfriend.
(d) Jerrell is angry with Deedra for sleeping with a black man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gave Del the key to get into the gym after hours?

2. Why does Lily jump into The Fight?

3. When was the last time that the spotter and Del had spoken before the spotter joins him the evening Del dies?

4. How much weight was on the bar when Del was killed?

5. What is Lily's relationship with Claude?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the man that Deedra is having an affair with, and what does Lily think that he is thinking?

2. Where do Claude and Lily go after her karate class, and what does Claude tell Lily?

3. What does Del say about Lily Bard and the competition?

4. What occurs with the spotter's gloves in the Prologue?

5. What has Howell and company brought home that Lily sees him bring into the house? What does he leave behind that annoys Lily? What might these two things mean?

6. Who is the new woman in town? What is she doing there? How do others react to her at the gym?

7. What point of view is the Prologue written in, and what information does this lend to the reader?

8. Who is Darcy Orchard and how does he treat Lily?

9. What does the reader learn about Shakespeare from Raphael Roundtree?

10. How does Bobo react when Lily comes to karate class on the night that Raphael has returned?

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