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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who arrives while Paul is sitting and thinking about the injury?
(a) Neighbor.
(b) Tax collector.
(c) Sheriff.
(d) State trooper.

2. What does Paul throw through the window?
(a) Shoe.
(b) Ashtray.
(c) Desk drawer.
(d) Typewriter.

3. What item does Annie take from the cop?
(a) Badge.
(b) Summons.
(c) Paperwork.
(d) Bag.

4. Paul attempts to explain that he had little or no _____.
(a) Part in it.
(b) Control.
(c) Concept.
(d) Remorse.

5. What item does Paul steal from the cellar?
(a) Glass bottle.
(b) Turpentine.
(c) Lighter fluid.
(d) Rock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Annie often reminds Paul of what?

2. What weather condition crosses Paul's mind first in this section?

3. Where is Paul's new apartment?

4. What is the man's job?

5. Where does Annie's alibi claim she went?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the book found on the coffee table in the living room. What does the book contain?

2. What does Annie bring to Paul to celebrate the completion of the writing?

3. Paul listens as the cops talk to Annie in the living room. What particular aspects about the conversation gives Paul hope?

4. Discuss the things Paul is given while in the cellar. What is Paul without until Annie returns?

5. What was so strange about Paul's obsessed fan? How did Paul react?

6. At this point, according to Paul, for whom is he writing the story?

7. Over the next few weeks it is relatively quiet at the Wilkes house. Describe the author's view.

8. What does Paul say that changes Annie's attitude, at least temporarily?

9. Paul tries to explain "the gotta" to Annie. What is the gotta?

10. Describe the scene in which Paul dreams about Carl Wilkes' death.

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