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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 Goodwin refuse while in jail?

2. Why did Stevens get upset with Narcissa?

3. What does Ruby offer Benbow in payment for his work on the case?

4. Where does Benbow see Narcissa in Jefferson?

5. What does Snopes call Benbow?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Popeye take Temple, and why?

2. What are Benbow’s driving motives in his career?

3. How does Benbow feel after talking to Temple, and why?

4. How does Goodwin feel about his likely death for a crime he is innocent of?

5. What does Snopes reveal about Temple’s situation?

6. Why have Stevens ended his relationship with Narcissa?

7. How does Benbow react when the trial is over?

8. Why does Narcissa visit Eustace, and what does she learn?

9. Why was Popeye sent to an institution as a child?

10. What is Temple’s room in Miss Reba’s house like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Goodwin sacrifices a lot for something he never had to and his reasons for this are never fully explained. Why do you think he took the fall the way he did?

Essay Topic 2

Narcissa highly disapproves of Benbow’s actions in the book. Why does she feel this way, and what does she do about it?

Essay Topic 3

Benbow is very interested in what happens to Temple. Why is this, and what does this indicate about his character?

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