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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 attacks an attorney and his assistant during their visit to McGuane's office in Chapter 40?

2. Who knocks on Will's door at the end of Chapter 43?

3. What is the name of the lieutenant that calls Will in Chapter 30?

4. Who does Pistillo tell Will he should ask for answers to why he is so adamant to prosecute him in Chapter 37?

5. What does the reporter tell Will happened to her on her story about the murders he was looking into?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Joshua Ford and Raymond Cromwell visit McGuane's office in Chapter 40?

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

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

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

5. What is shown in the newspaper clipping given to Will in the Epilogue?

6. Why does Katy turn against Will and reveal to be working for John?

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

8. What happens when Will goes to the Regina Hotel to look for his girlfriend?

9. What is the nature of the conversation Will and Katy have regarding Julie in Chapter 35?

10. What does Will discover when he attends Sheila Roger's funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Trust is an important theme presented in many parts of the book. Part 1.) Does Will appear to be an overly trusting person in the book and if so what repercussions must he deal with because of this? Part 2.) How does the author try and create a sense of trust in characters that should be viewed as untrustworthy, and what purpose might he have for doing this? Part 3.) What role does trust play in the revelation of the truth by the end of the book?

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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