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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. Who does Bruno long to be with him after he leaves Gerard's office?

2. What is the name of Guy's sailing boat?

3. What does Bruno say is off his brains in chapter 44?

4. What city is Peter Wriggs from?

5. What does Guy do to stop himself thinking about the murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gerard think is strange about the calls Bruno made to Guy?

2. What does Gerard say Bruno's father thought about him?

3. What does Gerard ask Guy about in chapter 41?

4. What does Bruno dream about in chapter 39?

5. How does Guy lie to Anne in chapter 37?

6. Why does Guy say he doesn't fear the law?

7. Why does Anne think Guy may have seen Bruno in March?

8. Why does Bruno tell Gerrard is his relationship with Mrs. Haines?

9. How does Gerard catch Guy out?

10. What are Gerard's initial thoughts about the murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does Bruno's mother play in "Strangers on a Train"? How would the book change if she was not part of it? What effect does her presence in the story have on the other character?

Essay Topic 2

What steps does Gerard take to find the killers? What problems does face on the way? How could Gerard have solved the case earlier?

Essay Topic 3

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

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