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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 initials are on the key that Lily has for the apartment building closet under the stairs?

2. How many clients does Lily have on Thursday afternoons?

3. What color sweatshirt does Lily wear to work on Saturday?

4. What time does Lily arrange to stop by the Yorks on the Monday a week after the murder?

5. What is the name of the video store where Lily rents videos?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Pardon Albee killed?

2. Is Lily able to verify Tom's alibi?

3. Who is inheriting Pardon's apartments and any other land holdings?

4. What news does Alvah tell Lily when Lily is at the Yorks' picking up her check for last week's work?

5. Why is Lily reluctant to go grocery shopping on Saturday?

6. Why did Lily decide to look in the closet under the stairs at the apartment building?

7. Why does Deedra say that Pardon Albee irritated her?

8. Why does Lily not allow Carrie Thrush to pay her for cleaning on Saturday morning?

9. Why does Joel McCorkindale come to see Lily on Saturday afternoon?

10. Why does Claude stop by Lily's house Thursday night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Argue whether Lily is or is not the protagonist in the novel. Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between Norvel and the Shakespeare Combined Church and why it seems odd to Lily. Cite examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the coping skills that Lily has developed to help her deal with the kidnapping and the gang rape. Cite examples from the novel.

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