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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. At his aunt's house for dinner in Chapter 21, what does Keith Landry reveal of his plans with Annie?

2. What does Keith Landry wonder about on the night before the meeting with Charlie Adair and others?

3. What do Keith Landry and Annie do when they see each other?

4. Where does Keith Landry use a disguise?

5. What advice does Keith Landry get from a volunteer deputy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Keith Landry and Annie's meeting in Chapter 20.

2. What does Keith Landry find when he arrives in Spencerville?

3. What warning do Keith and Annie get from Annie's brother-in-law, and how do Keith and Annie respond to it?

4. Why won't Charlie Adair allow Keith Landry to refuse the job on the spot?

5. What happens after the scene in the motel?

6. How does Cliff Baxter react when he hears about the meeting?

7. What is Keith Landry's response to Charlie Adair's and the President's offer?

8. Describe Keith Landry's return to Ohio.

9. Why is Keith Landry wanted by the police?

10. What information does Keith Landry get about Annie's whereabouts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While Annie and Keith Landry dispose of Cliff Baxter in the end, they seem to have the entire community's support. Is their accomplishment ultimately an individual accomplishment, or did the entire community effectively bring about Cliff Baxter's downfall?

Essay Topic 2

What is Cliff Baxter's value as a villain? Is he a caricature, who just moves the action along, or does he represent something dangerous and also appealing about human nature? How doe Nelson DeMille characterize him, and what does he signify in the book? What does he elicit from other characters?

Essay Topic 3

How realistic is Spencerville? Where does it hold to realistic narrative? Where is it unrealistic? How would reality be different from what is portrayed in the novel? What does the novel gain in the moments when it steps away from realism?

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