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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 is ordered to decapitate Leggsy in Chapter 20?

2. Who does Mandy give Blake for protection in Chapter 16?

3. When Blake sees Nathan in Chapter 13, he reminds him that he wants what in exchange for his silence?

4. Blake tells Lee in Chapter 20 that Fenton signed over half of Hoppers to whom?

5. Where does Blake plan on being when it opens the next day in the end of Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Blake tell the mechanic when he encounters him in Chapter 18?

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

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

9. What dream does Blake describe in Chapter 16?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism and imagery of East Bloater Road and analyze the actions of the protagonist in Chapter 11. How does Blake become trapped by the Munton brothers?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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