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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 does Will tell Katy is the reason he feels he owes a lot to his brother Ken in Chapter 34?

2. Who does Will learn his brother had set up to sell drugs on a college campus in Chapter 42?

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

4. What is the name of the jail in which Will is held in Chapter 38?

5. What does Ken do when he cannot shoot Will in Chapter 57?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Will prepare for a reunion with Ken at Camp Millstone?

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

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

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

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

7. How are Will's feelings about being in jail described in Chapter 38?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The concept of holding a grudge is an important topic addressed in the book. Part 1.) Which characters allow themselves to hold a grudge against others in the book and what is the purpose of these grudges? Part 2.) What can we learn about the nature of members of the Klein and Miller family based on the grudges they hold against others who have wronged them in the past? Part 3.) What negative repercussions come to those who hold grudges against others and what might they accomplish if they are able to overcome them?

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

Examine the author's portrayal of love in the book in its various forms including romantic, familial and friendly love. Why do you think the author made the book's characters struggle so much to achieve and find love with others?

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