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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 Rachel do which Blake has never seen her do before in Chapter 13?

2. What do Blake and Finney pause to do while dragging the body in Chapter 14?

3. Where does Blake go after reading the newspaper article in Chapter 17?

4. Whose face does Blake see in the window at Sally's flat in Chapter 11?

5. In whose car are Finney and Blake riding in the beginning of Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. What saves Blake in the end of the novel? What is his mindset in the end of the story?

2. Why does Blake tell the Muntons that Legs took the doofer in Chapter 20?

3. Who does Blake encounter when he awakens from his dream in Chapter 16?

4. What happens when Blake arrives at Sally's flat in Chapter 11?

5. What does Blake do with Finney in Chapter 17?

6. What did Blake do after killing his father? How did it affect his life?

7. How does Blake reflect his foolishness in the ending of Chapter 14?

8. What does the newspaper article describe in Chapter 17? How does Blake react to the story?

9. How does Blake describe killing his father in Chapter 11?

10. What does Blake discover at the Paul Pry in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the narrative style of the book. In what person and tense is the story told? How does the narrative transition in the first chapter?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the conflicts established for the protagonist in Chapters 1-4. Why does Blake hope to attack Baz?

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