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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 distracts Catch from Effrom?

2. Why does Robert go to Jennifer's home?

3. What happens to Effrom at the end of Chapter 35?

4. With whom does Travis spend a night with as a young man on a train?

5. Why does Rachel move the hostages outside the caves?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain, in detail, why Amanda doesn't tell Effrom she is aware of his smoking and of his watching of women's exercise programs, and what she does to extend his pleasure.

2. Explain what happens to Robert and Jennifer, Effrom, and Rivera during Chapter 36.

3. Describe Travis and Jennifer's evening after they arrive at her home at the end of Chapter 22.

4. How do Augustus and Gian catch Travis at the end of Chapter 24?

5. What does Augustus bring into his house, with the help of Gian? What does he explain they are?

6. In Chapter 20, Effrom is visited by Catch, and several times, thinks he has has killed his wife. Why?

7. What connection does the Nailgun find between the names and dates in Travis' suitcase?

8. Summarize the story of how Travis called Catch.

9. How does Rachel convince Jennifer to come to the caves, and what does Jennifer do following this event?

10. Explain why Augustus lets Travis go.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Power is a theme that runs throughout the novel. Choose one character below, and answer the following questions:. How does this character use power in the novel? What kind of power do they use? Is their use of such power for good or for evil? What are the results of the use of their power?

1. Rachel

2. Gian Hen Gian

3. Catch

Essay Topic 2

Murder, or the threat of murder, is used to attain many goals in the novel. Rachel and Catch, for example, use murder for two very different reasons. Choose one of these characters, and discuss their use of murder or the threat of murder to achieve their goals. Be sure to analyze their victims, why they kill or threaten, and whether or not you believe their actions in each case are justified. Also, be sure to explain the situation under which they kill or threaten to kill their victims.

Essay Topic 3

Explain, in detail, how and why human beings came to be placed on the Earth. Be sure to include background information, as well as other characters which play a part in the creation of mankind. Who created man? Why? What were the circumstances surrounding the creation? Were there beings before man? Why did they not continue to rule Earth?

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