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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 steps in front on the bullet that is aimed at Ken in Chapter 57?

2. What is the name of the assistant to the attorney who visits McGuane's office in Chapter 40?

3. Who confronts Ken after he accuses John of killing Julie in Chapter 57?

4. Whose autopsy reports is Will given in Chapter 57?

5. Who do the police ask Will to come pick up in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is the nature of Will's conversation with Tanya in Chapter 42?

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

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

10. What is the nature of the conversation Will and Katy have with a woman named Rose Baker in Chapter 33?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the portrayal of the concept of protection in the book. What can we learn about the nature of Will's character based on his apparent need to protect Katy and his family's honor in the book?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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