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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. Where does Maggie practice?

2. Who witnesses his death?

3. What did he teach at the West Point Academy?

4. How many sessions does it take for Maggie to talk herself out?

5. How many shots were fired in total when Phillip was killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Will behave when he meets the manager of the Hammersmith Rangers, Allan Thomas?

2. Why does Maggie make the decision to shoot Phillip?

3. How does the press describe Will Shepherd?

4. What happens when Maggie performs for the first time herself?

5. What are the things that help Maggie to finally relax around Patrick?

6. Who does Maggie talk to as part of her upcoming murder trial and for what purpose?

7. What happens to Will's concentration in the final seconds of the World Cup game that causes them to lose it?

8. What advice does Barbra give Maggie?

9. What attributes enable Will to play outstanding football in England until he leaves Fulham Road Primary School?

10. Why is Maggie writing all of this from a prison cell?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Motivation can be provided in many ways. What is the best kind of motivation that can be used? Why is it better than other forms? What is the difference between negative and positive motivation? How strong are they and which is more effective? Why? What kind of motivation do you find is most effective with you and why? Is this positive or negative motivation? Which of these kinds of motivation were used to encourage Maggie? Will? Jennie?

Essay Topic 2

Both Will and Philip exhibit dual personalities. One personality is acceptable in public and the other is not. How common is this kind of behavior? Does this duality indicate an awareness of impropriety and culpability of guilt? Why or why not? How can victims of this kind of personality disorder expose the person involved and affect change? Could Maggie have done anything else in either case, and if so, what? If not, why not?

Essay Topic 3

The legal system has many flaws but what might be seen as one of its greatest is the treatment that witnesses are forced to endure by opposing council. In this novel, which witness is browbeaten on the stand for the sake of 'justice'? How does this scenario compare to real life trials and their witnesses? Is it likely that cases of rape or sexual misconduct go unreported because witnesses fear this kind of character assassination on the stand? What recent cases in life can be compared to this issue? Should the legal rules be changed to protect those who come forward with claims of sexual abuse?

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