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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 sod farmer pull out from behind his back?

2. What type of car does Sobek drive?

3. What list are all the victims on?

4. Where do the police find Pike's car?

5. What does Cole take from the storage unit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pike confront Wozniak during a Sunday afternoon barbecue?

2. Why does Evelyn Wozniak call Cole?

3. Why does Cole get arrested?

4. Why do the police show up at Cole's house?

5. Why does Cole go to Palm Springs in Chapter 29?

6. Why does Cole go to see Mike McConnell?

7. Where does Cole think Sobek is going when the police barge into Sobek's house trying to arrest him?

8. What do Dolan and Cole discover when they go to the storage facility?

9. How does Cole react to his surprise visitor when he returns home in Chapter 30?

10. What happens to Dolan at Laurence Sobek's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The theme of friendship and loyalty runs throughout the book. Identify the main friendships in the story, and explain how those friendships change and grow throughout the book. How do those friendships help move the story? How are those friendships important to the story? How might the story be different if those friendships did not exist? Use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 2

The theme of motive runs throughout the book. Explain what motives are present in the story. How does each motive contribute to the story's development? Is one motive more important than another in the story? Are the motives valid or off-base? Explain the reasoning behind each motive and how each motive plays a role in the story.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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