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

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

3. Who calls Will with a threat at the end of Chapter 52?

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

5. What do Nora and Will do when they first see each other in Chapter 51?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Squares reveal happened to him in the past that made him not want children?

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

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

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

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

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

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 investigation that is presented in the book. What can we learn about the nature of the police and their ability to be neutral in their investigations based on the actions of Pistillo in the book? How did Will and Katy's investigation differ from the one conducted by the police?

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