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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 continent are Bruno and his mother planning to travel to in chapter 38?

2. Which of his friends does Bruno say is responsible for other murders?

3. What does Guy stare at on Gerard's cheek?

4. What is the only thing connected with the murder that Guy has not disposed of?

5. What city is Guy bound for at the beginning of chapter 47?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bruno think Matt may take the rap for his father's murder?

2. What does Anne confront Guy about in this section?

3. Why doesn't Anne like Gerard?

4. In what way are both Bruno and Guy as guilty as each other at this point in the story?

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

6. Describe Guy's dream.

7. Why does Guy decide to tell Owen about the murders before Anne?

8. How does Bruno react to Gerard's suspicions?

9. Why doesn't Bruno like Gerard?

10. Why does Bruno opt to kill himself?

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

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 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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