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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 is Will's bail set at in Chapter 38?

2. Who does Pistillo tell Will he should ask for answers to why he is so adamant to prosecute him in Chapter 37?

3. Where is the funeral for Sheila Rogers held?

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

5. Who is Carley set to live with at the end of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Will discover when he attends Sheila Roger's funeral?

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

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

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 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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of grief that is presented in the book. How does the emotion of grief control characters like the Miller's and Klein's namely the older members of these families? What can we learn about the nature of grief by studying the actions of these characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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