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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. Where does Blake tell the police he was at lunchtime two days ago in Chapter 12?

2. Why does Finney say he entered Blake's cellar in Chapter 14?

3. Whose car does Blake escape in in Chapter 18?

4. Finney tells Blake that everyone says Mandy has had sex with who in Chapter 15?

5. What does Blake remember finding in his bedroom, prompting him to be nicer to Beth in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How are the characters reflected through a moral lens in Chapter 15?

6. Where does Blake find Leggsy in Chapter 19? What does he discover about his friend?

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

8. What stops Blake from killing Finney in Chapter 15? How is greed a driving force in Blake's actions?

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

10. What actions does Blake take in Chapter 12? What does his disguise reflect about his character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and analyze the actions and objectives of Blake, Legs, Finney, Lee, Baz, Jess and Sally in the narrative. Why do the Munton brothers want Blake to assist them in robbing Hoppers?

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

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?

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