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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 causes Central City's population to jump to 48,000?

2. What does Lou want to compliment the newspapers on?

3. What does Bob Maples say he is as straight as?

4. How is Mike Dean related to Lou?

5. Where does Lou say it doesn't look good for a cop to hang around?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does this section say about Amy and Lou's relationship?

2. Why does Lou use so many adages?

3. Why does Lou say his car could not have possible made the tracks in the weeds?

4. Why does Lou tell Amy he is not so keen on marrying her just yet?

5. How does Lou say he got money from Elmer?

6. How does Lou decide to avenge Chester?

7. Why does Hendricks claim he is questioning Lou in Chapter 8?

8. How did Mike die?

9. Why does Lou say he doesn't need a weapon?

10. Why is Bob angry at Hendricks in Chapter 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lou try to cover his tracks after each killing? What mistakes does he make? How much does it help that he is a policeman himself?

Essay Topic 2

What was Lou's relationship with his father? How do the students think is father's death affected him?

Essay Topic 3

Why did Mike take the blame for raping the three-year-old girl? How much does Lou feel responsible for Mike's death?

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