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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. When talking to Fenner about the finalization of the terms of the house, what does Bart find out?

2. According to Bart, what activity is soothing and sane?

3. Where does Bart tell the reporter that he obtained the explosives from?

4. After dark on January 19th, what does Bart bring in from the garage?

5. Why does Bart think Vinnie Mason needs to be fired?

Short Essay Questions

1. What specific information does Fenner have on Bart to force a faster sale on Bart's home?

2. Why does Bart think that Fenner, the man from the city, is there to see him on the morning of January 5th?

3. What is Magliore's explanation behind his murders being "good"?

4. Why is Bart's backyard different this winter than it has been in the past?

5. Why did people look at Bart funny when he withdrew over thirty thousand dollars from the bank?

6. What does Bart tell the reporter about why he is doing what he is doing?

7. What is Bart's mental and verbal reaction to Mary asking if he has slept with anyone since they separated?

8. Why is it important that Bart runs into Drake in the den at the New Year's Eve party?

9. What does Bart do, and think about, while looking at Charlie's clothes in the attic?

10. How does Drake get the money to keep his coffee shop open?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Bart's "insanity" explain his actions, or is there more behind it?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Bart's relationship with Phil Drake.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Bart's mental status throughout the novel.

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