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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. With what does Lucille hit Marv over the head?

2. What do Marv and Lucille hear as they leave the farmhouse?

3. How is Marv able to take away Kevin's advantage of agility?

4. Why did Roark arrange for Goldie's murder?

5. Why do the cops not kill Marv after they find him with Roark's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marv and Lucille escape from the farmhouse?

2. Why did Kevin and Roark engage in cannibalism together and how did this involve Goldie?

3. How does Marv manage to finally trap Kevin?

4. How was Marv coerced into signing the confession?

5. What was Roark's relationship to Kevin?

6. Who is Wendy?

7. What happens to Lucille at the end of Chapter 7 and why?

8. Describe Marv's encounter with the man in the glasses.

9. How does Marv react when he hears the helicopters approaching and why?

10. Describe the room in which Marv awakens.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compose an essay that details and analyzes the madness in both Kevin and Roark, as well as how one has influenced the other.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism of both the statue of Roark and his fortified compound.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Marv's statement about the awfulness of not having a purpose, as well as how Wendy and Goldie factor into what he sees as salvation.

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