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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 do George and Romeo give Mike as a memento of Mattie's case?

2. How many doors do Mike and Kyra come to in the place in #125?

3. What does Mike find under a throw rug in Jo's studio?

4. What color is the shorts outfit that Mattie wears to the picnic?

5. Mattie tells Mike that she will leave a key for him ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Durgin try to get Mike to admit in a deposition?

2. Why does Mike struggle with the feelings that are growing for Mattie?

3. What is the devastating effect of the shooter's gunfire at Mattie's house?

4. Why does Mike hear Jo screaming and what does he find in the plastic owls?

5. Why does Mrs. Meserve resign as Mike's housekeeper and what is Mike's reaction to her resignation?

6. What is Mike's reaction to the tape of Rogette's voice that John plays in the car?

7. What question does Kyra ask Mike at the party that is so poignant later on?

8. Who does John Storrow invite to an impromptu party after hearing the good news about Mattie's inheritance?

9. In what way does Mike offer to help Mattie after she loses her job?

10. What does Mike know that he has to do in order to quell Sara and Kito's spirits and whose spirits does he encounter at the scene of the murders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the story. Why does the author use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Mike. What did he look like? What were his positive personality traits? What were his dreams and fears? What was most valuable to him in his world?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the book. Explain the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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