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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 does Keith Landry tell Charlie Adair he needs before he attends a meeting?

2. Why does Keith Landry have a difficult time returning home after the meeting Charlie Adair had arranged?

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

4. What does Keith Landry find at his home when he returns there?

5. What does Keith Landry find that he is wanted for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Keith Landry wanted by the police?

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

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

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

6. Describe Annie's visit to Keith Landry's house.

7. What happens when Cliff Baxter finds Keith and Annie?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the role of women in Spencerville? Are they property to be possessed, and contested between men, or are they people with agency and freedom of their own?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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