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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. Who does Jimmy call after filling out insurance forms for Lorrie?

2. How many deputies show up at the hospital to guard against Konrad?

3. Why can't Jimmy donate a kidney to Annie?

4. What seems to be the obvious meeting place?

5. After setting their home on fire, what conditions does Konrad promise to return under?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Punchinello sometimes wonder if he's real?

2. What birth defect does Jimmy inquire about that reduces Punchinello to tears and why does it?

3. What prompts Charlene to give one of the twins to Rudy and Madelaine in place of the child they had that was stillborn?

4. What does Punchinello finally agree to do the surgery in return for?

5. What details must Jimmy attend to when they get to the hospital?

6. How is Jimmy able to overcome his fear and propel himself into action?

7. What surprise do Lorrie and Jimmy get when Agent Carson is sent over by Huey Foster?

8. What does Konrad want from Lorrie and why does he feel he is entitled to it?

9. How does Jimmy keep his children from coming down stairs?

10. What does Lorrie do that takes Beezo by surprise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Punch reveal an intimate part of himself during his meeting with Lorrie and Jimmy? What does he tell them that gives them a glimpse into his real self? How does he describe the way he wakes up at night? What is the symbolism of his revelations to Jimmy and Lorrie? How does Lorrie try to use this to convince him to donate a part of himself to keep Annie alive? Why is he so resentful?

Essay Topic 2

What do Jimmy and Lorrie ask of Punchinello? How does he respond to this request? Why does Jimmy go back in to see him after they had already left? What changes Punch's mind? What one request does he have in return for the precious gift they require of him? Why does Jimmy so readily agree? Does Jimmy ever intend to fulfill his part of this agreement? Why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Lorrie write the last few chapters of Jimmy's memoir's? What conclusions does the reader draw from the fact that Jimmy does not finish the story of his five terrible days? Where does Lorrie's version of events begin? How does she start her narration and in what ways is it similar to the narration as it was originally written by Jimmy?

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