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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. How old was Blake's wife when she died?

2. Who is the new owner of Hoppers in Chapter 6?

3. Who does Blake encounter when he is driving his car to get Baz's body in Chapter 5?

4. What did one of the underage girls accuse Blake of in his flashback in Chapter 4?

5. Who opens the safe in the stock room in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Blake describe the history of the Munton family in Chapter 7?

2. What possibilities does Blake consider for the body's disappearance in Chapter 9?

3. Where does Blake go with Finney after leaving the Paul Pry in Chapter 2?

4. Who follows Blake in the Meat Wagon in Chapter 2? What does he learn from Finney?

5. Why does Blake go early to the Paul Pry in Chapter 5?

6. What does Blake do and discover upon returning from the gym in Chapter 6?

7. Who has a knife to Blake when the action returns to the present in Chapter 6? Where does he say to go?

8. Why are the Muntons pursuing Blake in Chapter 4? What foreshadowing is used in this chapter?

9. What foreshadowing takes place at the Paul Pry in Chapter 1?

10. What conversation does Blake's boss have with him in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze elements of foreshadowing in the novel. Where in the first chapters has the author indicated later events?

Essay Topic 2

Define and identify the theme of courage in the novel. How do the themes of cowardice and courage relate to Blake? Who in the narrative exhibits these qualities?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the characters of Baz, Lee, Jess, and Tommy Munton. How does Blake describe the history of the Muntons in Mangel?

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