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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 did Bruno once break his hip?

2. Where does Guy arrange to meet Miriam?

3. What does Anne say makes more sense when you live in Long Island?

4. What is the name of the woman Guy wants to divorce?

5. What does Bruno try to balance on his nose?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Anne react when Guy tells her about the difficulties he is having with Anne?

2. What does Bruno reveal about himself in this opening section?

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

4. How does Bruno cover Guy's real identity to his mother?

5. How does Bruno kill Miriam?

6. In what way is Bruno's drinking the catalyst for him killing Miriam?

7. How does Bruno use Anne to persuade Guy to kill his father?

8. Describe how Guy kills Bruno's father?

9. What kind of person do the police think killed Samuel Bruno?

10. How does Guy react to Miriam's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Bruno see in Guy that he likes? Why is Guy able to eventually to return his friendship?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the book's dialogue. How does the author's dialogue contribute to the following areas?

1. Character

2. Setting

3. Plot

Essay Topic 3

How do Guy and Bruno cope differently with their guilt? What does the way they cope with their guilt suggest about their characters?

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