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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. How faithful was Trahearne during his and Catherine's marriage?

2. What does Sughrue do at his acreage in Montana?

3. What does Sughrue do for Stacy after she wakes during the night after the events at Hyland's home?

4. What did Melinda use the money for?

5. When did Catherine fall in love with Trahearne?

Short Essay Questions

1. Has Trahearne been fair to Sughrue, in his use of Sughrue's investigative skills?

2. Is it possible for Sughrue to help Trahearne write? Why?

3. Why would Torres still demand the forty thousand dollars from Melinda?

4. How does Trahearne and Sughrue's war-story telling force them to bond?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Map Trahearne's injuries and hospitalizations. What did each hospitalization symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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