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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. How does John tell Will that Ken contacted his lawyer?

2. What is the name of the paper that the reporter works for?

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

4. How old was Squares' child (that he had in the past) when it was killed?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the nature of Will's conversation with Yvonne Sterno in Chapter 29?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discuss the concept of honor that is presented in the book. How does the author portray Will as the epitome of honor in the book, namely given his actions towards his brother Ken and Katy?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the presence of manipulation in the book's characters and examine what we can learn about the nature of the book's characters based on their use of manipulative actions. What is the difference between the acts of manipulation taken out by John in comparison to those done by Ken? Are some acts of manipulation necessary while others are simple cruel?

Essay Topic 3

Death is an important theme presented throughout the book. Part 1.) How does the death of loved ones, either a lover or a family member, appear to affect the actions of the book's characters? Part 2.) What role does death play in the formation of the book's plot line? Part 3.) What can we learn about the nature of the book's characters based on the way they are able to handle death in the book, namely in Will's family?

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