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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 is Pat offered in exchange for information on Doc?

2. What is Eggleston holding?

3. When do Pat and Eggleston plan to meet?

4. How does Doc introduce his 'real' wife?

5. What is the first newspaper article about that Pat reads in Chapter 24?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Doc's plan for Pat?

2. Why is Pat's announcement to the men at the meeting not as effective as he was expecting?

3. Is Doc's plan ruined because of Edgar's announcement?

4. Why does Pat wonder if Lila killed Eggleston?

5. Why does Pat tell Eggleston the truth when Eggleston questions him?

6. When Pat goes to Eggleston's office, why does he wait until Eggleston has left his office before entering?

7. Why is Pat stunned in Chapter 23?

8. What is Madeline's and Bill's scheme?

9. As of Chapter 26, are Pat and Lila in similar situations? Use evidence from the story to support your argument.

10. According to Eggleston, why was Pat paroled and not pardoned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some unanswered questions in the story? Are they vital to the story or are they insignificant? Is there anything that goes unanswered that affects your opinion of the story?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How do the setting and tone of the story contribute to the plot?

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