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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. Which brother catches the other stealing their mother's cigarettes?

2. As Mark sits in jail, he thinks about his problems. What are his problems?

3. What slip of the tongue almost gives away Mark's lies to the investigating officer?

4. Which offices are bugged by the mob?

5. Why is Mark's mother crying when Reggie arrives at the hospital in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Foltrigg and his crew wait for Mark to talk, they begin researching their legal options. What are their options?

2. Discuss what the FBI learns through their salt and pepper shaker bugs.

3. Discuss Reggie's life as a wife, mother, and law school student.

4. What makes the investigating officer suspicious of Mark's story at the scene of Romey's death?

5. Why does Reggie usually take her clients home to meet Momma Love?

6. What are the problems that Mark mulls over when he is taken from his mother and brother to a juvenile detention facility? How does he feel?

7. How does Mark react when he learns that Reggie is a woman, and how does her gender affect his decision to "hire" her?

8. Discuss Ricky's diagnosis and symptoms.

9. Discuss Mrs. Sway's concern about the witness protection program.

10. Describe The Blade's physical appearance.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is inciting force and which character is the inciting force in this story? How does the character fulfill that role? Give three examples and discuss the importance of each one in detail.

Essay Topic 2

A main character has both good and bad qualities, giving the character dimension. Discuss Mark's bad qualities. Who is to blame for those qualities? Are the "bad" qualities really bad? Support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the main character, Mark, and his growth throughout the novel.

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