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

2. Whose apartment does Will go to in Chapter 42?

3. What does Nora reveal was the occupation of her former husband who beat her?

4. Where does Pistillo tell Will an officer found his brother in Chapter 44?

5. What does Will send to Katy in the hospital when he isn't allowed to visit her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Will find while surfing the Web at the beginning of Chapter 29?

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

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

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

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

9. How is Will able to escape from some handcuffs after being attacked in Chapter 36?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's portrayal of the mob in the book. What might the author be saying about the power of the mob based on the portrayal of McGuane in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the concept of revenge that is presented in the book. What can we learn about the nature of characters like Katy, John and Ken based on their acts of revenge taken out in the book, and what factors impacted these acts?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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