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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. Who brings a casserole to Will's father in Chapter 16?

2. What is the name of the Assistant Director in Charge of the police?

3. What is the name of the girl that was murdered in the house that Will visits in Chapter 1?

4. In what city does Chapter 23 take place?

5. What is the name of the man that Will believes his girlfriend worked for as a prostitute?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Melissa react when Will shows her a recent photo he found of Ken?

2. How did Squares get his nickname?

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

4. How is Katy's appearance described the first time Will sees her in the book?

5. How is Tanya first described in the book?

6. How are Sheila's thoughts described in Chapter 10?

7. How is the body described that a sheriff finds in Chapter 12?

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

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

10. What is the nature of Will's conversation with Wanda in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Deception is one of the more prominent themes found in the book. Part 1.) What elements does the author use to create a sense of deception in the book, and does he single out any particular characters when doing this? Part 2.) What might the author be saying about the nature of deception based on his portrayal of characters like Ken, John and Katy? Part 3.) What impact might deception have on the victims that were deceived, and what role do their experiences have on their actions in the book?

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

Discuss the concept of honor that is presented in the book. How does the author portray Will as the epitome of honor in the book, namely given his actions towards his brother Ken and Katy?

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