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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 does Doc hope to do by his plan?

2. What does Hardesty tell Pat about the nature of Doc's plan?

3. What does Doc question Pat about?

4. How has Myrtle kept her position for so long?

5. What does Lila Luther look like?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pat feel about the woman he sees at the Capitol building?

2. Why does Madeline caution Pat to be careful around Doc?

3. Is Pat an intelligent character? Support your answer with evidence from the first five chapters.

4. Why is Pat somewhat disappointed by his job?

5. After Doc picks Pat up from prison, they stop at a roadhouse diner. What bombshell does Doc drop on Pat at the diner?

6. How is Doc about to continue working in Capitol City after his shady past is revealed?

7. What does Pat reveal to Madeline and the parole officer in Chapter 12? Why does he do this?

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

9. Why is there a tussle between Pat and the woman he was following?

10. Why was Pat tried as an adult instead of a juvenile when he was seventeen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of intrigue and suspense to pique the reader's interest. Is he successful? How does this story compare to other novels you have read of the same genre?

Essay Topic 2

How is the theme of justice utilized in the story? What are some examples in the novel of when justice prevailed? What are some examples of when justice was not served?

Essay Topic 3

How does the period in which the story is set affect the book? How would these characters have acted if it were present day? Would they be able to pull off such a scheme?

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