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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. Where does Solomon say that he believes Alexander Woolf is at that moment in Chapter 4 while Solomon and Lang are drinking?

2. Who does Lang find in his apartment in Chapter 3 when he returns from his lunch with Paulie?

3. What does Woolf tell Lang is lying beside Lang's phone?

4. What does Lang say he realizes that Solomon must be in his apartment for?

5. What does Solomon answer when Lang asks if Solomon is drinking with him as a social activity?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when O'Neil arrives in Lang's hospital room?

2. Describe what Lang goes through when he first wakes up in the room after his motorcycle accident.

3. Describe the conversation that goes on between Lang and Spencer in Chapter 4?

4. How does Lang get out of the bed he is tied to in Chapter 8?

5. Describe the conversation that Sarah Woolf and Lang have in Chapter 1 when they first meet.

6. What does Lang find when he goes to the bank in Chapter 4?

7. Describe the dinner that Lang has with Paulie.

8. What happens when Solomon arrives at Lang's apartment?

9. What does O'Neil tell Sarah Woolf when he comes to talk to her and Lang in Chapter 3?

10. What do Solomon and Lang discuss when Lang tells Solomon that they know each other and Solomon should know that Lang would never kill someone for money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Compare Ronnie and Sarah Woolf.

Part 2) At what point in the story did it become clear that Lang would not stay with Sarah? Why did you pick this point?

Part 3) Was it shocking that Ronnie was at the airport waiting for Lang? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Part 1) Describe Solomon's character.

Part 2) What role does Solomon play in the story?

Part 3) Does Solomon seems to genuinely care for Lang? Explain your answer and what actions seem to convey this.

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) Describe the way that drugs and arms dealers are viewed in the story.

Part 2) Is there any indication that one of these was viewed more negatively than the other? Why or why not?

Part 3) Could Murdah have done anything other than killing Michael Lucas and created the same immediate effect on both Lang and the reader?

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