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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 Bruno say is a nasty word?

2. What does Bruno believe that Quebec is full of?

3. What kind of story does Guy tell Bruno he has read too many of?

4. What kind of gloves does Bruno give Guy for the murder?

5. What country are Samuel Bruno's parents from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Guy think Miriam is an example of the worst of America?

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

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

4. What joke did William pull in the Plaza?

5. What are Guy's feelings for Miriam when he meets her in this section?

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

7. Describe how Guy kills Bruno's father?

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

9. Describe Bruno's father's hobby.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Bruno's father affected him as an adult? How has Guy lack of a father figure affected him as an adult?

Essay Topic 2

Apart from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does she introduce them and take them away from the story? How do they add to the narrative and structure? What affect does they have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of "Strangers on a Train".

How does the author use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

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