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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 Keith Landry ultimately get back home?

2. What did Annie leave for Keith Landry?

3. Where does Keith Landry see Annie after missing his rendezvous with her?

4. What job is Keith Landry being considered for?

5. How long after the appointed time does Keith Landry arrive at the place where he was supposed to meet Annie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the job Keith Landry is being recruited for, and who does he meet with?

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

3. Why is Keith Landry wanted by the police?

4. What does Keith Landry do while he is waiting for the time of his rendezvous with Annie?

5. What does Charlie Adair want Keith Landry to do?

6. What does Gail Porter tell Keith has happened since the meeting she organized?

7. What does Annie's note to Keith Landry say?

8. How do Keith and Annie end up in a motel in Toledo?

9. What does Keith Landry do after getting Annie's note?

10. Describe the fight between Annie and Cliff Baxter in Chapter 19.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why doesn't Keith Landry urge Annie to remain married, and to work within the bond she had accepted, honoring the vows she once took? Put another way, what makes Annie's marriage to Cliff Baxter so contemptible that we wish, as readers, for it to end? Would there be a virtue to Annie remaining married?

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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