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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. Who does Baz assert Blake killed in Chapter 5?

2. Who was the father of the Munton clan?

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

4. How do Blake and the Munton brothers enter Hoppers in Chapter 10?

5. Where does Blake go in the end of Chapter 2 to drink and watch television?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What robbery does Blake recall before going to the gym in Chapter 6? How does it relate to his situation?

6. How does the robbery begin in Chapter 10?

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

8. How does Blake's behavior reveal his inner emotions at Hoppers in Chapter 9?

9. What causes Baz to get the upper hand in fighting Blake in Chapter 5? What takes place in the fight?

10. How did Blake's wife end up at the site of the fire at Hoppers, as described in Chapter 5?

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

Describe the imagery and symbolism in Chapter 6. What does the imagery in Blake's dream symbolize in the story?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of the River Clunge and the actions of Blake and Finney in Chapter 14. Why does Blake kill Danny by the river? Is he justified? Why or why not?

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