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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Trahearne plan to do with his life that Sughrue feels he must stop?
(a) Trahearne wants to end his life.
(b) Trahearne wants to steal money from Melinda.
(c) Trahearne wants to cheat on Melinda.
(d) Trahearne wants to drink more than he should.

2. What specifically is Trahearne going to write about?
(a) Love and forgiveness.
(b) Romance and heartbreak.
(c) Youth and stupidity.
(d) Flowers and nature.

3. What makes Catherine confront both Trahearne and Sughrue?
(a) The men are drinking too much.
(b) The men are helping Melinda.
(c) The men are arguing over her.
(d) The men are physically fighting.

4. What do Sughrue and Stacy do to Torres when they first arrive at Hyland's home?
(a) Put him in a separate room.
(b) Bring the police to interrogate him.
(c) Shoot him into submission.
(d) Kidnap him.

5. What do Jackson and his men do at the Hind's home?
(a) Hurt Selma and send her to the hospital.
(b) Steal all the jewelry and electronics.
(c) Shoot the animals and kidnap Melinda.
(d) Kidnap Jimmy Joe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will Trahearne pay Sughrue to do?

2. What does Trahearne say he learned during the war?

3. What does Sughrue do to Torres's hand?

4. Jimmy Joe alleges to Rosie that Betty Sue sent him what?

5. When did Trahearne realize Sughrue had the investigative skills he lacked?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Sughrue walks away from Catherine, what does that mean?

2. Why would Betty Sue need convincing to contact Rosie?

3. What is a possibility behind Rosie's reaction to the news about Betty Sue?

4. What does it say about Stacy that she invites Sughrue to her bed after hearing his conversation with Melinda?

5. Why does Melinda offer herself to Sughrue?

6. How do Sughrue and Traherne get along in Montana?

7. What is Trahearne's failure to write symbolic of? How?

8. What is the novel's tone as Sughrue and Stacy stage an assault on Hyland's house?

9. What are some reasons Sughrue won't accept Melinda?

10. Is Sughrue's reaction to finding Melinda at Selma's home realistic? Why?

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