3. What extreme trick has Del done to help him in the competition?
(a) He has removed every piece of body hair.
(b) He has dehydrated himself.
(c) He has had light weight body suits made for him.
(d) He has eaten only baked potatoes.

4. Of what nationality is Marshall one-quarter?
(a) Japanese.
(b) Chinese.
(c) Taiwanese.
(d) Korean.

5. What is Jerrell's and Deedra's conversation about as Lily enters her apartment to clean?
(a) Jerrell is angry with Deedra for sleeping with a black man.
(b) Jerrell is angry with Deedra for not giving him money.
(c) Jerrell is angry with Deedra for leaving home.
(d) Jerrell is angry with Deedra for moving in with her boyfriend.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Lily and Marshall been dating?

2. What is the name of the gym where the competition will take place?

3. How does Deedra react to Jerrell's accusations?

4. Which of the choices listed, is NOT how Lily described Del to Claude?

5. What does Marshall need Lily to do on the first day that the reader meets her?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bobo react when Lily comes to karate class on the night that Raphael has returned?

2. What occurs with the spotter's gloves in the Prologue?

3. What is the spotter's thought process before leaving the gym after killing Del?

4. What point of view is the Prologue written in, and what information does this lend to the reader?

5. What has Howell and company brought home that Lily sees him bring into the house? What does he leave behind that annoys Lily? What might these two things mean?

6. What is Bobo's connection to the town of Shakespeare?

7. How does Del feel about this year's competition?

8. What is the relationship between Marshall and Lily?

9. What kind of a physical character is Del Packard?

10. What transpires between Jerrell and Deedra in Chapter Two, and how does Lily feel about it?

(see the answer keys)

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