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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. Why does Francine say they are meeting in a woods?

2. What suggests Horace got away before his house was searched?

3. How does Win think they should deal with F.J. Ache?

4. Who is waiting for Myron when he gets home in Chapter 19?

5. What does Myron tell Win he wanted to accomplish by meeting the Bradfords?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Myron find out about the Bradfords in the library?

2. What information does Brenda have about her father's kidnapping?

3. What agreement do Slaughter and Myron come to in Chapter 1?

4. What does Bradford say he wants Myron to tell him?

5. What does Myron say about her relationship with her mother?

6. What has Esperanza found out about Elizabeth's death?

7. Why does Esperanza say she hates Jessica?

8. What does Jessica tell Myron on the phone?

9. How does McLaughlin say Horace died?

10. What happens in the novel's prologue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the characters in the book and discuss how he or she would cope in two of the following scenarios:

1. Brenda murdered her father.

2. Myron kills one of the Bradfords.

3. Anita is found alive.

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the book.

1. How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2. Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Athur's feelings for Elizabeth.

1) How did Elizabeth's mental illness affect Arthur?

2) How do the students think their relationship would have developed if she were not mentally ill?

3) How much was Elizabeth's mental illness responsible for Arthur having an affair with Anita?

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