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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 hit with a wrench in the beginning of Chapter 18?

2. What does the big man with the strange accent do to Fenton in Chapter 18?

3. What does the gravedigger say happened to the box in Chapter 15?

4. Who does Blake apologize for killing in the end of Chapter 20?

5. Who answers the door at the Munton home in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Blake and Finney's actions in Chapter 14 reflect their immaturity?

2. What does Blake discover happening in the garage in Chapter 17?

3. What does Blake don as a disguise in Chapter 18? What is Rachel's reaction when she sees him?

4. What dream does Blake describe in Chapter 16?

5. Where are Blake and Finney in the beginning of Chapter 15? What events does Finney describe?

6. When the action returns to the present in Chapter 11, what obstacles does Blake face?

7. How does Blake awaken in Chapter 11 at Sally's flat? What interaction do Blake and Sally have?

8. How does Blake's love life reflect that of his "thug life" in Chapter 13?

9. How does Blake break into the garage in Chapter 17? What happens when he does?

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 the character of Blake as an antihero. How does an antihero differ from a typical protagonist? How do Blake's actions define his character?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of Blake's father in the story and in Blake's character history. How did the death of Blake's father lead to his career in thuggery?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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