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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 Karen ask Joe when she approaches his patrol car?

2. What sport does Lucy play?

3. How does Lucy refer to Cole's house?

4. What does Cole give the police?

5. Where does Karen Garcia live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Cole and Pike drive to Lake Hollywood?

2. Why does Lucy Chenier move to Los Angeles?

3. Why does Frank Garcia fire Pike and Cole?

4. Describe the scene when the police barge in on Pike and Cole in Karen's apartment.

5. What does Cole see on the television when he returns home from Karen's funeral?

6. Why does Cole go back to Lake Hollywood?

7. Who is Samantha Dolan?

8. Describe the scene when Cole confronts Dolan in her car.

9. How did Pike and Karen meet?

10. What does Cole think is strange about Krantz when he visits Parker Center in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several of the book's character's lie for various reasons. Identify the major lies told in the story. Who tells the lie(s) and why? How do those lies hinder or progress the events in the story? How is the lie revealed as such? Who, if anyone, discovers the truth? Use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 2

The theme of revenge plays an important role in the story. What characters are out for revenge and why? How does each character's notion of revenge differ? How does the character's desire for revenge shape that character's personality? How does revenge influence the plot? Use specific examples from the story in your response.

Essay Topic 3

Elvis Cole has two important relationships in the story--one with his friend and partner Joe Pike and another with his girlfriend Lucy Chenier. At times, the reader feels that Pike and Chenier are fighting for Cole's attention. Compare and contrast Pike's and Chenier's relationships with Cole. How does Cole balance between the two people? Why does he choose one over the other? How does the character who is pushed aside react? What do Cole's actions and his relationships with these two characters say about his personality? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

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