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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. Where does the food come from that Keith Landry eats for dinner in Chapter 11?

2. Who intervenes to break up the meeting peacefully?

3. What does Annie Baxter have in her pocket when we meet her?

4. What does Keith Landry ask about at the gas station?

5. What is Annie Baxter doing when we meet her?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Annie's departure from Keith Landry's house.

2. What is Keith Landry's relationship with Billy Marlon?

3. What is Cliff Baxter's reaction when he hears that Keith Landry is back in town?

4. What happens when Annie confronts Cliff Baxter?

5. What was Keith Landry's relationship with Cliff Baxter in high school?

6. How does Cliff Baxter try to get information on Keith Landry?

7. Describe the relationship between Annie and Cliff Baxter.

8. What does Keith Landry do now that he is back in his old hometown?

9. What does Keith Landry ultimately do with his car?

10. Describe the meeting between Annie and Keith Landry.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Having just finished his work in the Cold War, Keith Landry returns home to find a new opposition with the brutal police chief. How much does this opposition prolong the Cold War Keith Landry had been part of fighting? Compare and contrast Cliff Baxter and the Soviet Union. Is Cliff Baxter a symbol of repressive regimes?

Essay Topic 2

How will Keith Landry be a different partner for Annie than Cliff Baxter was? What kind of lover will he be? What value does Annie still have in Keith Landry's eyes, after her mistreatment at Cliff Baxter's hands?

Essay Topic 3

How realistic is this book? What parts are not believable? What leaps of faith does the author require of the reader?

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