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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. Which town does Richard drive the gang to in search of a tattoo artist for Lamar?

2. Where does Lamar go in search of information regarding Bud and his family?

3. Where was Russ when his father was shot?

4. What color is Ruta Beth's hair?

5. Where does Bud go after Jeff's baseball game?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Lamar and Bud end up going to visit the same tattoo artist on the same day?

2. What moral conflict does Bud encounter while he is tracking tire prints?

3. How does it go when Bud and Holly go house hunting together?

4. How does Lamar cope with his growing grief after Odell's death?

5. What does Jeff admit to Bud while on the drive home from the DA's office?

6. What excuse does Bud give as to why he cannot move in with Holly?

7. How does Lamar prepare to stalk Bud and his family?

8. What happens to CD Henderson at the end of the novel?

9. Why does Lamar call Bud in the middle of the night, waking him from sleep?

10. What valuable piece of evidence does CD Henderson discover at the scene of the Denny's robbery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the novel, Bud and Lamar have three major battles. Describe the setting of each of these battles and explain the casualties of each fight. Why did Lamar and Bud continue to battle each other throughout the novel? In the end, which man considered himself the victor, and why?

Essay Topic 2

From the opening of the novel, Lamar Pye is described as a protective man. First, describe the first scenes in which Lamar Pye is introduced to the reader. What / who is he protecting? Then, give examples of at least two relationships in Lamar Pye's life in which he acts as the protector, giving examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Bud and Ted are members of the same police force in Oklahoma. First, describe the type of relationship Bud and Ted have professionally. Then, describe how each man feels about his role as a police officer. Finally, compare / contrast the level of respect each man has within the force, and explain how this comparison affects their relationship with each other.

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