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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 happens at the end of the novel between Mail and Weather?

2. What trap did Mail hope to spring on Dunn and Lucas?

3. What did Gloria Crosby lie about to Lucas?

4. What do Andi and Grace practice?

5. Why did the man attempt to break into the building?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lucas see while he is in the shop and what does it turn out to be?

2. Why does Lucas begin to pile grass over the opening where he thinks Mail is hiding and what does Mail do?

3. What secret did Crosby know about Mail and hold over his head?

4. What does Lucas plan on doing at the press conference?

5. Who calls Lucas and what does she want?

6. What does Mail do when he sees the ambulance take his friend away?

7. What are Lucas and his group waiting to get confirmation about and what happens when they finally do receive it?

8. How does Mail feel as he watches the news conference Lucas scheduled?

9. What information does Lucas learn when he looks over the death report on John Mail?

10. What information does Lucas learn from the man Sloan shot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the main theme of this novel? Why do you think this is the main theme? How did each of the main characters contribute to this main theme?

Essay Topic 2

Choose a character from the novel and write a character analysis on how they developed from the beginning of the novel to the end of the novel. Which character do you believe changed the most in this novel? Why do you feel that way?

Essay Topic 3

How is the idea of games and gaming used in multiple ways throughout this novel? Do you think this was intentional on the part of the author? Why or why not?

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