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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 Principal Meyer discover when he goes to John Voss' house?

2. What was Miles' mother's name?

3. Who is sending the anonymous notes to Principal Meyer?

4. Where did Miles go to college?

5. What do Bea's customers complain about?

Short Essay Questions

1. Cite the three things that Tick notes have happened all in one day.

2. What further details does Max reveal to Miles about Grace's affair with C.B. Whiting that summer long ago?

3. How does Mrs. Whiting feel about Cindy?

4. Explain the foreshadowing of Zack Minty's comments about John Voss' grandmother.

5. Who is Bill Taylor?

6. Describe Sunday afternoons in Bea's bar.

7. What are the events of Grace's penance for her affair with C.B. Whiting?

8. What is the result of all the speculation about John Voss' grandmother?

9. Explain why Principal Meyer feels that Zack Minty is following in the Minty family footsteps of brutal behavior.

10. What is the game played between Zack and John Voss?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several scenes in the book take place in Martha's Vineyard. Explain the significance of this location to the characters. What does it represent in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Do a character sketch of Janine Roby including positive and negative characteristics. Why does Janine seem to vacillate between divorcing Miles or not.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Miles have a love-hate relationship with Max? Does Miles blame Max for his mother's indiscretions? Does Max hold any silent hostility toward Miles? Explain.

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