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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 was the last time that the spotter and Del had spoken before the spotter joins him the evening Del dies?

2. Why does Janet want to know if Marshall and Lily are "a locked in thing"?

3. Where was Beanie Winthrop most likely to be found during the day?

4. What does Lily learn about herself in regard to the Winthrops as she leaves their house after meeting the strange man with Howell?

5. What is Todd Picard doing at Burger Tycoon the night of The Fight?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the novel opens, what is Del doing and where is he?

2. Who is the man that Deedra is having an affair with, and what does Lily think that he is thinking?

3. How and by whom is Del's body discovered?

4. What questions does Howell ask Lily before he leaves his house, and how do the questions make Lily feel?

5. Who is Lily's new client? What is her occupation? What does Lily think of her on their first meeting?

6. Who is the narrator of the story, and what type of person is she?

7. What discoveries does the reader make about Lily in the opening of Chapter Two days after she had turned Claude down.

8. What does the reader learn about Shakespeare from Raphael Roundtree?

9. What does Del say about Lily Bard and the competition?

10. What is the relationship between Marshall and Lily?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Are Darcy, Cleve and Jim puppets in a game that is too big for them? How so? What does it cost them? Defend the answer using specific details from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

How is Tom David Meicklejohn the worst character of the novel? Does he redeem himself in the end? Defend your answer.

Essay Topic 3

How is the relationship between Lily and Jack unhealthy? What do they both bring to the relationship that needs to be emotionally evaluated before they begin a new relationship?

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