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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. How does Lola plan to get the truth out of Phyllis?

2. What else drives Walter to make his decision?

3. Walter thinks Phyllis will be all right if ___________________________.

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

5. What does Walter think will happen at Mazatlan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sachetti come to be at the site of Walter's shooting that night?

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

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

4. What is Keyes' position on the accident?

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

6. What precipitates Walter's plan to kill Phyllis?

7. What reinforces Lola's love for Sachetti?

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

9. What suspicious information does Lola give to Walter?

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

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

Is the relationship between Walter and Lola credible? Why or why not?

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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