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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 Dolores wonder about the dog that runs in front of the bus?

2. Most people in town say that __________________________.

3. What ends the affair between Billy and Risa?

4. Billy has begun to _____________ death.

5. What is the name of Risa's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Billy's relationship with death.

2. What does Billy mean by Nichole being a hero in the town?

3. Why does Nichole feel comfortable with Mitchell Stephens?

4. What does Mitchell Stephens think makes him a good lawyer?

5. What was Billy's personal situation at the time he met Risa?

6. From whose perspective is Chapter 5 written?

7. What is the reaction of the people in the grandstand when Dolores and Abbott arrive this year?

8. Who are the first people to agree to having Mitchell represent them in a lawsuit regarding the accident?

9. What are the underlying reasons for Mitchell's drive for justice for the people of Sam Dent?

10. What are the weather conditions on that fateful day?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Develop a character study of Nichole Burnell. What are her physical characteristics? What are her personality traits? What motivates her?

Essay Topic 2

The author uses the literary technique of flashback to explain Mitchell's intensity about starting this new case. Why did the author include this flashback? Why does it help explain Mitchell as a character? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the irony of Nichole's being confined to a wheelchair as her long-awaited freedom from her father's sexual abuse.

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