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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 won't Jennie let the prosecutor do?

2. Who became a couple between the first and second trials for Maggie?

3. What does Will send her in San Francisco?

4. Where does Will confront Maggie, telling her she's ruined everything?

5. What was the name of the mare Will rode with Allie?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Will handle his premiere of Primrose?

2. What does Maggie discover that relieves her, but also takes away a large part of her defense?

3. What is Will's demeanor when Palmer enters his room in Rio?

4. What happens on the night that Maggie shoots Will Shepherd?

5. What is Will's emotional state after the premiere and once he has returned home?

6. What does Norma finally get the groundskeeper from the Lake Club to admit?

7. What does Norma discover about Will and the night that he died?

8. How does Maggie feel when she is taken in front of the judge to deliver her plea?

9. What mistake does Suzanne make when the shooting for Primrose is over?

10. How does Will feel about the way his relationship with Maggie is progressing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How can a child's development play a large role in the adult he/she becomes? In Will's case, childhood trauma goes largely unaddressed and leaves an angry and confused child to find ways to cope on his own. He does so with anger and abuse. How might this all have been avoided, if at all? What kinds of treatment should Will have received right from the start? How common do you believe untreated childhood trauma is? How likely is this to be the precursor for a life of crime or abuse? How many people dropped the ball in Will's life and in what way might they have helped him?

Essay Topic 2

Celebrity status can sometimes be a get out of jail free card. In Will's case, what kinds of indiscretions did he get away with as a result of his status? How did he abuse his celebrity status where women were concerned? Why were women so eager to be so badly treated by him? How many real celebrities can you think of who have abused their status as celebrities in this manner? Would they have been the same person without the fame? Would they have had the same demeanor with women?

Essay Topic 3

Phillip and Will both abuse drugs which seemingly leads to increased manic behavior. Is drug abuse the reason these two men became so unstable? Without drug use, would they have resorted to the violent behavior patterns that they exhibited? What affect do drugs have on the mind? Are some more dangerous than others? Does alcohol enhance or decrease the effects of drugs on a system? What is the scale of drugs beginning with the most violence inducing drug and working to the most harmless? Is there such a thing as a harmless drug? If so, what is it and why is it essentially harmless? Support your answers.

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