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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 Blake see at the gym in Chapter 8?

2. Where does Blake go to drink and watch television after leaving work in Chapter 4?

3. While Blake is chatting with Rachel at Hoppers in Chapter 9, what does he notice behind the bar?

4. Who was a criminal with a good mind for business who started Hoppers and turned it into a bar popular throughout the region?

5. Who is the sister of the Munton clan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lee Munton solicit Blake's help for in Chapter 6? How does he coerce Blake?

2. What does Blake ask Sally when he sees her in Chapter 3? What is her reaction?

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

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

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

6. What does Blake do to protect Fenton during the robbery in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

10. How does the robbery begin in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the colloquial dialect of the narrative. How easy is it to understand the idioms and slang used by the characters? What tone does the language lend to the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and analyze the character of Fenton in the narrative. How did Fenton come to own Hoppers? How long has he been in Mangel?

Essay Topic 3

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

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