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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 color hair does Carlton have?

2. How long do church preschool board meetings typically last?

3. What size home did Alvah have before moving to an apartment?

4. How long has it been since Bobo Winthrop balanced his checkbook?

5. How old is Bobo Winthrop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Lily not confide in Claude Friedrich?

2. Who does Lily call about the body in the park?

3. Who does Lily see during her walk in Chapter 1?

4. How was Lily kidnapped?

5. What does Norvel Whitbread receive as compensation for serving as janitor at the Shakespeare Combined Church?

6. Why is Lily's house a shotgun house?

7. Why did Rooster, one member of the biker gang, give Lily a gun?

8. What happens to Body Time now that Pardon is dead since Marshall and Pardon own Body Time together?

9. How well did Lily know Pardon Albee?

10. Why does Lily believe that the Shakespeare Garden Apartments are misnamed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why the story of Alvah's granddaughter's rape is so upsetting to Lily. Cite examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Citing examples from the novel, discuss why Marshall Sedaka appears to be a murder suspect.

Essay Topic 3

Argue whether some of Lily's clients are also friends. CIte examples from the book to support your arguments.

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