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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 is the trademark on Marly's flashlight?

2. How does Bobby close his black pants?

3. From which animal does the bent gristle that Harry wears come from?

4. Why is the escape plan so flawed?

5. Where does Turner meet Conroy for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Marly notice for the first time on the way to Cafe Blanc?

2. What is Bobby's family like?

3. What secret does Andrea reveal?

4. How do Lucas and Beauvoir describe their beliefs to Bobby?

5. What opinion does Paco have of Alain?

6. What does Lucas mean when he calls Jackie a horse?

7. What happens at Leon's?

8. Why are there shrimp and catfish grown in the building?

9. What does Finn reveal about the three ninjas?

10. Where does Oakey know Turner from?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a character and examine their lives at the start of the book. Compare this to how they have changed by the end of the story. What motivates these changes?

Essay Topic 2

The story is written along three different narrative lines, each from the point of view of a different character. Why do you think Gibson chose to write the story this way? How do you think the story would of changed if it was written from only one perspective?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is wealth a constant theme throughout the book? In what way does wealth affect the characters in the book? How does this express the author's views on wealth?

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