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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. Why is Lily angry when she goes to bed after her date with Claude in Montrose?

2. Why were Mookie and Lily surprised about each other?

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

4. How does Lily know Bobo?

5. On the phone, what words did Lily use to tell Marshall that Del was dead?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Deedra ask Lily to do? Why does Lily refuse?

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

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

6. What does the spotter do to Del?

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

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

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

10. Where do Claude and Lily go after her karate class, and what does Claude tell Lily?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What emotional and physical scars does Lily carry with her? How do these scars affect the way in which she becomes involved in the racism infecting Shakespeare? How do her goals for herself match her goals for Shakespeare?

Essay Topic 2

How does Jack's character affect the town of Shakespeare's residents? Does the town benefit from his being there, or does he make matters worse?

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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