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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 final term does Torres insist upon with Sughrue, concerning Melinda?

2. Why does Selma go to pieces crying when Sughrue confronts her about Betty Sue?

3. What are the terms of Sughrue and Torres's arrangement?

4. What did Melinda use the money for?

5. What do Jackson and his men do at the Hind's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Catherine, what is Trahearne and Melinda's marriage like?

2. Why would Sughrue make a superficial joke about Catherine''s age?

3. Why would Selma have lied to Sughrue about Betty Sue's death?

4. Why does Catherine sleep with Sughrue?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How is Catherine's sexual relationship with Sughrue manipulative?

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

Rosie and Betty Sue are not together for a lengthy time in this novel, yet they are mother and daughter. How are Rosie and Betty Sue similar?

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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