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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. Who accompanies Keyes when he visits Walter later that night?
2. What confuses Walter about Phyllis?
3. Who was apprehended for trying to get Walter out of Mr. Sanchetti's car?
4. What information does Walter find in Keyes' office?
5. Who visits Walter at his office a week later?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens after Walter wakes up in the hospital?
2. What surprising information does Walter get from reading the newspaper account of his accident?
3. How does Walter's wish to marry Lola show his suspended state of reality?
4. What does Keyes tell Walter to get him to start thinking about confessing to Nirdlinger's murder?
5. What is the news about the murder in the paper the next morning?
6. What does Phyllis do after the insurance company denies liability for the accident claim?
7. What shock does Walter get on his second day at sea?
8. What information about Sachetti does Walter learn from Lola?
9. What are the details of Walter's plan to kill Phyllis?
10. What is it that finally makes Walter admit to murdering Nirdlinger?
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
Explain Phyllis' personal history. What else is in her background that shows an evil character? Why does she behave the way she does?
Essay Topic 3
Why does Walter have a change of heart regarding Phyllis? What enters into the relationship that makes her repugnant to him? Explain.
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