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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 the billboard say is a little stronger in Central City?

2. What kind of world does Lou say doctors live in?

3. What does Lou say he does on the Fifth of April, 1952?

4. What does Lou say is running out of Hendricks' eyeballs?

5. How does Lou describe Smith's eyes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lou get Conway into his car?

2. What does Lou say about odd couples in this section?

3. Why does Hendricks say he is relieved Joyce died?

4. What does Lou say he knows about John Smith?

5. What does Lou know about Billy Bob Walker?

6. What does Lou see in the picture he finds in his dad's library?

7. What does Lou overhear Bob and Jeff saying?

8. How did the man from the union find it was Johnnie who stole his tires?

9. How does Lou prepare to kill Amy?

10. How does Lou talk to the doctor when he first arrives at his house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Lou's relationship with his father? How do the students think is father's death affected him?

Essay Topic 2

How does Lou try to cover his tracks after each killing? What mistakes does he make? How much does it help that he is a policeman himself?

Essay Topic 3

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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