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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. How does Commissioner Pepsical die?

2. How does Dr. Graveline die?

3. How many positive identifications does Al Garcia get for Chemo as the suspect in the Chloe case?

4. What makes Chemo agree to be partners with Maggie?

5. Who does Freddie Wong say Chemo left his job at the nightclub with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What conviction does Chemo get for the murders he committed?

2. How does Dr. Graveline avoid paying the money he owes to the commission?

3. How do Maggie and Chemo plan to get Maggie's tape back from Mick?

4. Why does Reynaldo decide to set an appointment with Dr. Graveline in Chapter 19?

5. What worries Dr. Graveline about doing surgery on Heather Chappell?

6. Who is Mick looking for in Chapter 27?

7. What happens to Maggie at the Dade County Stockade?

8. What happens to Chemo at the end of Chapter 34?

9. What does Willie do when he is given his own television show?

10. What happens when Chemo and Maggie confront Dr. Graveline about the videotape Maggie made in New York?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What motivates Chemo as a character? How are his motivations difficult to discover? Why do you think the author presents Chemo in this way?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of women in "Skin Tight"? How are gender roles created, maintained, and challenged? What does the ending of the novel do to these roles?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast two characters in the novel. Consider their motives, dreams, characterization, and roles in the novel.

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