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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 the men remind Beezer of when they come out of their houses in Chapter eleven to go with him to Ed's?

2. What does Beezer tell Jack when they leave Ed's Eats and Dawgs?

3. Where does Rebecca tell Chipper that Burny ought to be?

4. What festival is going to start that the posters advertise in Chapter one?

5. Who does Chipper owe $13,000 to?

Short Essay Questions

1. When they arrive at Ed's Eats and Dawgs, what does Dale tell Jack he should do?

2. Describe the scene at Irma Freneau's mother's house in Chapter fifteen?

3. Describe the scene in Chapter four where Jack and Dale are putting up paintings.

4. What had happened when Wendell Green had tried to question Beezer after his daughter's body had been discovered?

5. Explain the importance of the letters that Dale is looking at in Chapter three.

6. Describe what happens in Chapter eight when Jack interviews the three boys that Tyler had last been seen with before he was taken from outside Maxton's.

7. What do Henry and Jack discuss in chapter eight when Jack is telling Henry of going to the police station to talk to Fred and the three boys that had been with Tyler?

8. In Chapter four, what does Henry tell Jack has been happening to him lately while Jack is driving Henry home?

9. What does Wendell see when he gets to the crime scene in Chapter twelve?

10. What does Wendell want to get from Irma's crime scene as he heads out to Ed's Eats and Dawgs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Which of the minor characters in the story do you feel could have had a much larger role?

2) Which of the minor characters do you feel could have been left out of the story all together?

3) If you had to play a role in the story what role would you chose?

Essay Topic 2

1) Do you think that Tyler will remember anything about being taken by Burny? Why or why not?

2) Why was it that Jack could not remember the Territories before Speedy sent him all the clues?

3) Why did Sophie's rantings nearly drive Judy insane when they had communicated so often as children?

Essay Topic 3

1) What moment in the story would you call the climax? Explain.

2) What was the main plot in the story? What were the subplots? How did these subplots feed into the main plot?

3) Do you feel that the story had a satisfactory ending? Why or why not?

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