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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. Whose face appears on all the cards in Blake's dream in Chapter 16?

2. Who does Blake call after the police leave in Chapter 12?

3. Who knocks Blake out when he walks into Sally's flat in Chapter 11?

4. Who knocks on Leggsy's door in the end of Chapter 19?

5. Where does Blake drive after escaping Hoppers in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How do Blake's circumstances improve by coincidence in Chapter 13?

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

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

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

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

9. What is Blake's reply when Mandy asks him to leave town with her in Chapter 16?

10. What is satirical about Nathan's comments to Blake in the beginning of Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters of Baz, Lee, Jess, and Tommy Munton. How does Blake describe the history of the Muntons in Mangel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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