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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. Why does Lily jump into The Fight?

2. What does Raphael tell Lily is bothering him when she meets him in the gym?

3. What does Lily hope that Schuster can do now that Darnell's investigation is in his hands?

4. At the beginning of the book, how long is it before the competition?

5. Why does Janet want to know if Marshall and Lily are "a locked in thing"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What transpires between Jerrell and Deedra in Chapter Two, and how does Lily feel about it?

3. How does Del feel about this year's competition?

4. Who is Lily's new client? What is her occupation? What does Lily think of her on their first meeting?

5. How and by whom is Del's body discovered?

6. What is the relationship between Claude and Lily?

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

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

9. What discoveries does the reader make about Lily in the opening of Chapter Two days after she had turned Claude down.

10. Where is Claude when Lily arrives home from work at the end of her day, and what do they discover together?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In a serious piece of literature, violence is not used simply for violence sake. What violence does Harris give to the reader, and what are her motives for using this violence?

Essay Topic 2

How are the characteristics of Claude and Carrie contradictory to the effect that they have on the incidents that occur in Shakespeare?

Essay Topic 3

Write a persuasive piece discussing Lily's involvement in Marie's death. Choose a side and discuss whether Lily had the moral and legal right to allow Marie to die at home.

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