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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 Lily value in her life more than anything?

2. How is Darnell killed?

3. Who does Lily see on her walk on that chilly night?

4. What do Howell and the other man carry into his house while Lily is there cleaning?

5. Where does Lily see Lanette Glass emerging from on Lily's late night walk?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why are the three murders that have taken place recently in Shakespeare suspicious to Lily?

6. What is the relationship between Claude and Lily?

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

8. What does the spotter do to Del?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a persuasive piece discussing Lily's involvement in Marie's death. Choose a side and discuss whether Lily had the moral and legal right to allow Marie to die at home.

Essay Topic 2

Now that the turmoil is over, argue how Shakespeare would be a good place for people to reside.

Essay Topic 3

The Fight is very telling about the characters of Shakespeare and how they handle each other and problematic situations. Analyze how the participants of The Fight handled the situation and what that says about them morally.

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