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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. What does Lola confess to Walter one night?

2. What does Walter tell Keyes when he fears for Lola's safety?

3. Who visits Walter at his office a week later?

4. What has Lola's vow made Walter decide to do?

5. How is Nirdlinger's death reported?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reinforces Lola's love for Sachetti?

2. What is the news about the murder in the paper the next morning?

3. What is Keyes' position on the accident?

4. What happens on the night that Walter plans to kill Phyllis?

5. What surprising information does Walter get from reading the newspaper account of his accident?

6. What does Keyes tell Walter to get him to start thinking about confessing to Nirdlinger's murder?

7. What happens after Walter wakes up in the hospital?

8. What is Walter's main concern after he tells Keyes about killing Nirdlinger?

9. How does Walter find out who Keyes thinks is Phyllis' accomplice?

10. What shock does Walter get on his second day at sea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Walter is a pretty cold character until he meets Lola. Explain the irony of Walter's falling in love with Lola.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the point of view in this novel. From whose perspective is the story told? Cite some examples that validate your position.

Essay Topic 3

Walter believes that he is smarter than most of the people he deals with--including Phyllis. Explain how this is part of his downfall. What role do greed and ego play in Walter's demise?

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