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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is NOT a characteristic named by Andy when he tells the reader why he had liked Neal upon their first meeting?
(a) Neal had an unpronounceable last name.
(b) Neal had snaggled teeth.
(c) Neal was odd.
(d) Neal was funny.

2. How many stab wounds are found on Ben's body?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 13.

3. How does Laurie react when she hears the news that Jacob will be arrested for Ben's murder?
(a) She wobbles.
(b) She collapses.
(c) She sobs.
(d) She screams.

4. In what year does Neal subpoena Andy to appear in front of the grand jury?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2002.

5. How old is Ben at the time of his murder?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is Jacob repeating in his sleep when Andy comes to check on him?

2. When he is arrested, Jacob will only say one phrase over and over. What is it?

3. What amount of bail does Neal request be placed upon Jacob in the interim before the murder trial?

4. Ten days after Ben's murder, hundreds of volunteers gather at which park?

5. The Middlesex County Courthouse where Andy works is filled with what material?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the email address of the mysterious link-sender used to demonstrate the major theme within the text?

2. What qualities of Andy's character are revealed in the moment when Jacob learns about his grandfather's and great-grandfather's violent histories?

3. How is the motif of dreams and visions present within Chapter 3?

4. Discuss the meaning of the epigraph for Part One of the novel.

5. Who is Duffy and how does Andy feel about him?

6. What connection does Andy draw among "children, drunks, and schizophrenics" (129)?

7. How is the theme of deception depicted within Andy's conversation with Sarah in Chapter 5?

8. How does William Landay use the changed relationship between Andy and Duffy to indicate Andy's profound sense of isolation following Jacob's indictment for murder?

9. What is the clue that points most markedly to Jacob's involvement in Ben's murder?

10. Discuss the ways in which Laurie changes as a result of Jacob's indictment.

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