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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. How long has Myrtle served as the Commissioner of Corrections?

2. What does Pat do when he sees Madeline for the first time?

3. At the diner, what does Doc promise to do for Pat?

4. Where do Pat and Doc eat lunch in Chapter 7?

5. After the run-in with Madeline, what does Doc tell Pat on the drive to the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Pat's physical description of Doc?

2. What does Pat think about while visiting the diner the second time?

3. After the incident with Madeline in the parking lot, what does Doc tell Pat?

4. Why does Lila apparently buy the car for Pat?

5. Why doesn't Madeline share her life story with Pat?

6. Why did Doc steal money from the college?

7. Describe Myrtle Briscoe.

8. What does Lila do to make Pat uncomfortable?

9. What do the documents that Doc is looking at say about Pat?

10. Why does Pat visit Bill Hardesty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Pat visits Madeline in Chapter 12, a parole officer enters the apartment. Describe this episode and explain the significance of:

a) The parole officer willing to accept a bribe.

b) Pat exposing his scars.

c) Pat beating the parole officer into submission.

d) Pat trusting Madeline.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters who are morally upstanding and those characters who are morally corrupt.

Essay Topic 3

Pat visits the roadhouse diner on two occasions. What is the significance of the roadhouse diner? Use the physical description and the times Pat goes to the diner to guide your answer.

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