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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 needs to be done to Deedra's car?

2. What does Darcy want from Lily when she meets up with him at the gym?

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

4. How is Darnell killed?

5. Where do Howell and the other man go in the house while Lily is cleaning?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe The Fight in detail.

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

3. Who is Darcy Orchard and how does he treat Lily?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. Where is Claude when Lily arrives home from work at the end of her day, and what do they discover together?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Suspense is found throughout the novel. Note at least five incidences of suspense and analyze how it affects the tone and plot of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

How are the characteristics of Claude and Carrie contradictory to the effect that they have on the incidents that occur in Shakespeare?

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