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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 Saghure track Peggy Bain to?

2. After speaking to Jimmy, what do Saghrue and Trahearne tell Rosie?

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

4. How does Rosie react to Saghrue and Trahearne showing up in her bar after they meet with Jimmy?

5. What activity do Rosie and Sughrue partake in to calm themselves after the police questioning?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sughrue treat Charles Gleeson? Why?

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

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

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

5. What prompts Sughrue to say he will "rise and do what [he] knew he had to do, to what [he] owed the women"?

6. What tone is set when Sughrue says people in his business need "a moral certitude that I no longer even claimed to possess"?

7. What is Jimmy Joe Flowers like?

8. What does Sughrue's interactions with Jackson show about his investigative skills?

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

10. How has Sughrue's self-described "mean streak" affected his life thus far?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Trahearne has previous and successful writing and writing that he is wanting to complete. These two types of writing are very different. What does Trahearne's writing symbolize at different stages in his life?

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

Several characters mention that Betty Sue can put spells on people. Indeed, she does seem unforgettable. How does Betty Sue cast a spell on characters in the book?

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