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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 does Will discover is the true identity of Owen Enfield?

2. What is the name of the reporter who wrote a story related to Sheila, that Will tracks down in Chapter 29?

3. Who grabs Katy from an alley in Chapter 50?

4. Whose name does Will hear Katy scream when she is attacked in Chapter 36?

5. What is the name of the off-duty cop who was revealed to have been killed in the Epilogue?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the message Yvonne leaves on Will's answering machine in Chapter 43?

2. What does Lieutenant Daniels call Will for in Chapter 30?

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

4. What does Will discover when he watches surveillance tapes of Owen Enfield in Chapter 39?

5. How is Will's meeting with Mr. Klein at a Little League field described?

6. How is Will able to escape from some handcuffs after being attacked in Chapter 36?

7. What does Yvonne Sterno tell Will about a person named Owen Enfield in Chapter 32?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the author's varying portrayals of parenting in the book, namely focusing on the characters Squares, Mr. Klein, Mrs. Rogers, and the Miller's. What purpose did the author have for analyzing the parenting styles of so many characters in the book, and what were we able to learn about the nature of their characters from these portrayals?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's portrayal of violence in the book. What might the author be saying about the nature of characters like John based on his acts of violence in the book and what factors could have led to his being so violent towards others without remorse?

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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