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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 the person Will calls at the end of Chapter 7 tell him he should do in regards to Sheila?

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

3. Where at the high school does Will meet a person in Chapter 13?

4. Where does Will say he believed Sheila to have been when she called him in Chapter 7?

5. What is the relationship between Ken and Will?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ken accused of Julie Miller's murder?

2. How does Will find his home when he returns to it in Chapter 18?

3. What is the nature of the phone conversations Will has with Mrs. Rogers in Chapter 7?

4. What does Will find when he goes through his girlfriend's computer in Chapter 7?

5. What is the nature of the conversation between Agent Fisher and Pistillo regarding Will, in Chapter 17?

6. What does Will learn about his girlfriend while visiting Goldberg Pharmacy in Chapter 27?

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

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

9. Why is Will's father angry at his wife's funeral?

10. What happens to Morty Meyer in the middle of the night in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The events of the past play an integral role in the way many of the book's characters act towards others. Part 1.) What role does the past play in the actions of the book's main characters, especially Will? Part 2.) What can we learn about the nature of characters like the Miller family based on their reactions to the events of their past? Part 3.) What might the author be saying about the important impact the past can have on the future based on the way the book ends?

Essay Topic 2

Death is an important theme presented throughout the book. Part 1.) How does the death of loved ones, either a lover or a family member, appear to affect the actions of the book's characters? Part 2.) What role does death play in the formation of the book's plot line? Part 3.) What can we learn about the nature of the book's characters based on the way they are able to handle death in the book, namely in Will's family?

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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