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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 is the first thing that Guy designs for Horton, Horton and Keese?

2. What does Guy figure is more productive than walking the city?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Guy panic about Bruno in this section?

2. Describe how Guy tries to save Bruno?

3. What does Bruno dream about in chapter 39?

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

5. Why does Bruno opt to kill himself?

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

7. How does Gerard catch Guy out?

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

9. What did Guys mother tell him about good and evil?

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

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

How does Bruno make sure Gary says nothing about the murders? What do you think would have happened if Guy had mentioned something to the police earlier?

Essay Topic 3

Compare Guy to the person he was at the beginning of the book to the one he at the end.

1. What did Guy hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events change Guy's ideas about life?

3. How has Guy's character changed by the end of the book? Is it for the better or for the worse?

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