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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 happens when Phyllis files her claim for payment?

2. What did Mr. Sanchetti witness at Griffith Park?

3. What does Walter ask Keyes?

4. How did Mr. Sanchetti get to Griffith Park?

5. Where does Phyllis call Walter from so they can talk privately?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Walter's secretary, Nettie, call him at home that morning?

2. What transpires when Keyes returns to Walter's hospital room later that night?

3. What information about Sachetti does Walter learn from Lola?

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

5. Describe Lola's demeanor when she visits Walter at his office a week later.

6. What are the details of Walter's plan to kill Phyllis?

7. What is the symbolism of the moon at the end of the story?

8. How does Walter's wish to marry Lola show his suspended state of reality?

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

10. What are the preliminary investigative results about the case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Keyes. What is his role in Walter's life? What is his role in the book overall?

Essay Topic 2

The author provides no real history or personal information on Walter. reate a personal history, bio and a glimpse into Walter's lifestyle at the time he met Phyllis.

Essay Topic 3

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

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