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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 are the last words that Guy mutters?

2. Who does Guy say he wants to curse aloud?

3. What does Guy nail his sins to when Anne asks him what the matter is?

4. Where does Guy dump the Luger?

5. Who does Guy believe is the ultimate judge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bruno opt to kill himself?

2. How does Gerard catch Guy out?

3. What are Gerard's initial thoughts about the murder?

4. Why doesn't Bruno like Gerard?

5. Why does Guy decide to tell Owen about the murders before Anne?

6. Why doesn't Anne like Gerard?

7. What does Gerard think is strange about the calls Bruno made to Guy?

8. What does Guy think of legal procedure?

9. What does Gerard ask Guy about in chapter 41?

10. How is the alcohol beginning to affect Bruno?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the conscience of Bruno and Guy each affect them? How does Bruno try to hide the fact that he has a conscience?

Essay Topic 2

What does Bruno see in Guy that he likes? Why is Guy able to eventually to return his friendship?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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