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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 Deedra want Lily to do for her concerning her car?

2. Who sends Lily the flowers?

3. How does the spotter describe himself?

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

5. At the beginning of the book, how long is it before the competition?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the spotter do to Del?

3. What are Lily's thoughts concerning the death of Del from the moment she finds him? How do her thoughts change as the chapter progresses?

4. Where and when throughout Chapter Two does Lily see the guy who was with Darcy in the gym right after Del's murder?

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

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

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

8. What is the relationship between Claude and Lily?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Strong females are depicted in the novel. Analyze the strengths of the females and how their strengths add to the plot of the story.

Essay Topic 2

There are many ironies throughout the novel. Note at least five and explain their significance to the meaning of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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

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