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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. When does the first of Jimmy's five ordeals come to pass?

2. How many full time residents live in Snow Village?

3. When was Snow Village founded?

4. Whose money built the town library?

5. What does Punch confess to Jimmy when he discovers who his father is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jimmy's surprising initial response to the killer's shooting of Lionel Davis?

2. What do Lorrie and Jimmie argue about where Crinkles is concerned?

3. What does Lorrie's mother do for a living, and what are her main sources of income from it?

4. In what way does the killer reveal vulnerability?

5. What does Lorrie reveal to Jimmy about her family?

6. What motivates the three criminals to rob the Snow Village bank?

7. What remarkable things does Josef tell Rudy?

8. Who arrives while they are talking to the killer and why does that buoy his spirits?

9. How do most residents in Snow Village make their living?

10. What do Jimmy and Lorrie encounter as they are getting ready to leave for the hospital?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the reasons that Punchinello Beezo, Crinkles and Honker give for committing the robbery of the Snow Village Bank? Why do each of the reasons differ? What motivates Punch to commit this crime? What motivates Honker? What is Crinkles reason? Why does Punch bring hostages? How do Crinkles and Honker respond when they see Lorrie and Jimmie?

Essay Topic 2

How does Jimmy propose to Lorrie? What things does he reveal to her during his proposal? What does this tell the reader about his personality and the type of character he is? Why does Lorrie turn him down at first? What does Jimmy do that changes her mind? How does she explain the reason that she turned him down, and what request does she make of him at that time?

Essay Topic 3

What events alter several lives on the day that Jimmy is born? How does Konrad react to the condition of his wife during her delivery? What does he do when the delivery is over? Who does he hold responsible for the events that take place in the delivery room? What does he do that changes Jimmy's life forever? How long does it take before Jimmy knows the truth?

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