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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 is the name of the former sorority house mother that Katy and Will talk to in Chapter 33?

2. How does John tell Will that Ken contacted his lawyer?

3. What is the name of the paper that the reporter works for?

4. Who do police charge with attacking Katy in Chapter 37?

5. Who does Will find out is the "big time gangster" that hired a lawyer to represent Sheila in Chapter 42?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does John want Will to convene his brother to come out of hiding in Chapter 55?

2. How does Mr. Kleain react when he runs into John in Chapter 41?

3. What does Will discover about the little girl Carley in Chapter 57?

4. What does Will find while surfing the Web at the beginning of Chapter 29?

5. What does Pistillo tell Will he believes to have happened on the night Julie was murdered in Chapter 46?

6. What is the nature of Pistillo's actions towards Will in Chapter 37?

7. What does Willl's girlfriend reveal about her past when she tells him her name is Nora Spring?

8. What does Ken tell Will happened on the night Julie was murdered in Chapter 57?

9. What does Pistillo reveal to Will when he takes him to his sister's house?

10. What is the nature of Squares and Wanda's conversations in Chapter 31?

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

Examine the author's portrayal of sibling relationships in the book, namely those between Will and his siblings Melissa and Ken. What impact do sibling relationships have on the actions of characters like Will and Katy, and how do these relationships alter the way these characters might act under more normal circumstances?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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