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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. According to Rosie, where did Betty Sue disappear to?

2. Who does Sughrue encounter during a walk through the woods?

3. When Gleeson saw Betty Sue after her disappearance, what was different about her?

4. Who pays Sughrue's bill in the search for Trahearne?

5. What does the friendly nurse reveal about Trahearne?

Short Essay Questions

1. How would Sughrue be affected by his experiences in Vietnam and the discovery of the butchered 14-year old boy?

2. How do Trahearne's novels parallel his personality and life?

3. Are Sughrue's descriptions of Albert Griffith accurate? Why or why not?

4. What does Sughrue's interactions with Jackson show about his investigative skills?

5. What is upsetting Sughrue about Betty Sue as the search continues? Why?

6. How does Sughrue treat Charles Gleeson? Why?

7. What does Charles Gleeson's relationship with Betty Sue symbolize?

8. How does Betty Sue have the power to make Sughrue fall under her spell when they have never met?

9. What prompts Sughrue to say he will "rise and do what [he] knew he had to do, to what [he] owed the women"?

10. What does Melinda's present life say about her now?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rosie and Betty Sue are not together for a lengthy time in this novel, yet they are mother and daughter. How are Rosie and Betty Sue similar?

Essay Topic 2

Catherine gives Sughrue an envelope with three checks. What does each check symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

The plot structure of a novel can be interpreted different ways. Most controversial is the climax, or most exciting part of the novel. What is the climax of this novel?

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