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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 Sughrue do with Randall Jackson after their first meeting?

2. Who does Sughrue first visit on the list of Betty Sue's friends?

3. After driving for nineteen hours, where does Sughrue arrive?

4. According to Gleeson, why did he not have sex with Betty Sue?

5. What information does Selma Hinds have concerning Betty Sue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Trahearne's novels parallel his personality and life?

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

4. Sughrue and Rosie concoct a story for the police. How does this story indirectly characterize them?

5. What do Sughrue and Trahearne's interactions with the nurse teach the readers about these two men?

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

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

8. Are Sughrue's descriptions of Albert Griffith accurate? Why or why not?

9. What does Melinda's present life say about her now?

10. How does Trahearne react to the porn Professor Richter shows him and Sughrue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sughrue and Trahearne develop a relationship that changes as the novel progresses. These two men can be further explored due to their complexity. Compare and contrast Sughrue and Trahearne.

Essay Topic 2

Catherine gives Sughrue an envelope with three checks. What does each check symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

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

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