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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 both he and Guy are before falling into the water?

2. What news does Anne have for Guy in chapter 44?

3. What does Guy say neither Anne nor anyone else can penetrate?

4. What does Bruno shout at his mother about in chapter 27?

5. What does Guy tell Gerard Bruno and him have often talked about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Guy think of legal procedure?

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

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

4. What does Anne wonder about Bruno when he visits her in this section?

5. Why does Bruno opt to kill himself?

6. What do Anne and Guy tell Gerard about Bruno?

7. What does Bruno dream about in chapter 39?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are main differences and similarities between Guy and Bruno as characters? How do these similarities and differences eventually bring them together?

Essay Topic 2

How does Bruno use Anne against Guy? Why does it work so effectively?

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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