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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. When Sughrue arrives at the hotel room to seduce the nurse, Sughrue finds what?

2. According to Rosie, where did Betty Sue disappear to?

3. What feeling does Sughrue experience when he accomplishes a goal at work?

4. Trahearne's ex-wife tells Sughrue to look where for him?

5. What best describes Jimmy Flowers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is upsetting Sughrue about Betty Sue as the search continues? Why?

2. Sughrue is uncomfortable about Catherine and Trahearne's mother living together. Why?

3. What events does the use of alcohol foreshadow as the book opens?

4. What is foreshadowed by Trahearne's eagerness to travel with Sughrue in the search for Betty Sue?

5. How does Peggy Blain's explanation of Betty Sue contribute to the development of Betty Sue's allure?

6. What is Jimmy Joe Flowers like?

7. How does Betty Sue have the power to make Sughrue fall under her spell when they have never met?

8. How does Trahearne's interpretation of Catherine align with what the audience knows about her?

9. What does the audience learn about Trahearne's mother?

10. What does Charles Gleeson's relationship with Betty Sue symbolize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Sughrue continue his search for Betty Sue? Give support to how Sughrue's passion drives him in his job.

Essay Topic 2

The plot structure of a novel can be interpreted different ways. Most controversial is the climax, or most exciting part of the novel. What is the climax of this novel?

Essay Topic 3

How is Selma Hinds a catalyst in the novel?

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