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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. When does Fr. Cavanaugh say is the last time he met with Eddie Cochran?

2. Where had Arturo set up a private meeting with Eddie?

3. How many years has it been since Diz and Jane were divorced?

4. Why does Steven think his mother is trying to show him more attention?

5. Where does Abe meet with Fr. Cavanaugh?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Arturo Cruz' reasons for lying to the police about his knowledge of Eddie's death?

2. What does Arturo Cruz tell Dismas about the night Eddie died and how can he prove that he did not kill him?

3. Why does Dismas go to the small town of Gonzalez?

4. Which murder does Alphonse Page admit to and which can he not be named as a suspect?

5. How does Dismas finally know who had made the 911 call reporting Eddie's death?

6. What might the death of Eddie Cochran teach Dismas about coming to terms with the death of his own infant son?

7. What feeling does Dismas get that Eddie's death has not been related to a drug deal or trouble at work?

8. Why do Linda Polk and Alphonse Page go to Sam's office to check the safe?

9. Explain the irony of Sam's doing the drug deal to get more money to keep Nika.

10. Why is Frannie having a hard time understanding Eddie's death and her possible role in it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Abe. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

Greed takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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