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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 does Sally complain everyone calls her in town in Chapter 6?

2. Why did Blake call his wife on the night that Hoppers burned down?

3. What is the name of the area of town where the Munton brothers live?

4. Jess Munton has a tattoo on his arm with what name?

5. What is Blake's full name?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What leads up to Blake's injuring Leggsy in the bar in Chapter 1?

3. How does Blake discover who Sally's visitor was in Chapter 3? What does Sally do?

4. What is described in the news article which opens the book? To whose point of view does the narrative switch after the article?

5. What does Nathan demand when Blake returns to the Paul Pry in Chapter 5?

6. What do Blake and Sally call one another in their fight in Chapter 3?

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

8. How is the Meat Wagon described in Chapter 1? Who does Blake encounter from the Meat Wagon?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of flashback in the narrative and the events described in the fire at Hoppers. How did Blake's actions put Beth at the scene of the fire?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and analyze the actions and objectives of Blake, Legs, Finney, Lee, Baz, Jess and Sally in the narrative. Why do the Munton brothers want Blake to assist them in robbing Hoppers?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the characters of Blake, Finney and Leggsy in "Deadfolk". How trustworthy is Blake as a narrator and what opinions does he express of his friends?

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