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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 calls Will at his apartment in Chapter 21?

2. What is the name of the sheriff that finds a dead body in Chapter 12?

3. What does Will believe is his girlfriend's name?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the conversation between John and Phillip McGuane in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Katy do in her sister's room in Chapter 28?

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

9. What do Mr. And Mrs. Miller argue about in Chapter 22?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of investigation that is presented in the book. What can we learn about the nature of the police and their ability to be neutral in their investigations based on the actions of Pistillo in the book? How did Will and Katy's investigation differ from the one conducted by the police?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of the thriller genre based on the information presented in the book. What literary elements does the author use to make this book a thriller and is he successful in his attempts?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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