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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two words does the author use to describe the rhythm of the train?
(a) Rough and ready.
(b) Bluesy and smooth.
(c) Routine and happy.
(d) Angry and irregular.

2. What does Bruno say Guy will not be much longer in his letter to Anne?
(a) An architect.
(b) A free man.
(c) Alive.
(d) A pretty boy.

3. What kind of architecture does Bruno say one mostly finds in Santa Fe?
(a) Gothic.
(b) Indian.
(c) Modernist.
(d) Cowboy.

4. How did Bruno once break his hip?
(a) He crashed a racing car.
(b) He fell off his bicycle.
(c) He fell off the edge of a cliff.
(d) He slipped on an icy sidewalk.

5. What does Bruno write in the telegram he sends just after Guy's inquest?
(a) You have a lot to thank me for.
(b) Greetings from the golden west.
(c) Now return the favor.
(d) I wish you all happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the black and white picture Bruno has over his head?

2. In what part of Long Island is Guy supposed to meet Anne?

3. Which of Bruno's items has a red ribbon across its lid?

4. What does Guy think he must resemble as he creeps up the back stairs of Bruno's house?

5. What kind of gun does Bruno send Guy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bruno let Guy know that he has killed Anne?

2. What did Guy like about Miriam in the first place?

3. What does Bruno think Miriam looks like before he sees her?

4. How does Guy react to the news that Miriam has had a miscarriage?

5. What are the main differences between Bruno and Guy?

6. What does Guy feel about the first letter Bruno sends him?

7. Why is Bruno enraged with Guy in this section?

8. How does Bruno try to persuade Guy to kill his father in chapter 20?

9. What does Guy think his mother could not understand about Miriam?

10. How does Bruno kill Miriam?

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