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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. Where does Mrs. Rogers believe her daughter was a volunteer?

2. Whose mother dies at the beginning of the book?

3. What is the relationship between Julie and Katy in the book?

4. Who does the person Will meets in Chapter 13 tell him was at the cemetery the day before?

5. What is the name of the high school where Will goes to meet someone in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Will's phone conversation with Mrs. Rogers in Chapter 22?

2. How are Will's memories of Katy Miller described as a child?

3. What does Katy tell Will that she discovered about her sister just before her death in Chapter 25?

4. What does Will find his girlfriend doing out of bed in Chapter 2?

5. What is the nature of Pistillo's interrogation of Will in Chapter 20?

6. What does a man say to Morty Meyer at a gambling table in Las Vegas?

7. How does Mr. Klein react when Mrs. Miller brings him a casserole in Chapter 16?

8. How did Squares get his nickname?

9. What does Pistillo show Will that involves his girlfriend in Chapter 5?

10. What does Castman try and convince Will to do for him in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The concept of holding a grudge is an important topic addressed in the book. Part 1.) Which characters allow themselves to hold a grudge against others in the book and what is the purpose of these grudges? Part 2.) What can we learn about the nature of members of the Klein and Miller family based on the grudges they hold against others who have wronged them in the past? Part 3.) What negative repercussions come to those who hold grudges against others and what might they accomplish if they are able to overcome them?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of grief that is presented in the book. How does the emotion of grief control characters like the Miller's and Klein's namely the older members of these families? What can we learn about the nature of grief by studying the actions of these characters?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, many of the characters must deal with the impact of a loved ones murder. Part 1.) What role does Julie's murder in the past have on the actions of the book's characters in the present? Part 2.) What can we learn about the repercussions of murder based on the characters like Katy react to being affected by it? Part 3.) How might Will's actions have been different if he did not think his girlfriend had been murdered in the book?

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