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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 Trahearne want to make his novel different than?

2. Where do Sughrue and Catherine go to sleep together?

3. Why does Sughrue not accept Melinda's offer of herself?

4. Once inside Hyland's home, what does Sughrue do for Melinda?

5. What happens to Stacy during the night after the events at Hyland's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Sughrue walks away from Catherine, what does that mean?

2. Why would Melinda tell Sughrue he doesn't know her at all?

3. Why does Catherine sleep with Sughrue?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why does Trahearne start drinking again?

10. Why does Melinda offer herself to Sughrue?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Edna owns the town's hotel. The story behind her acquisition is important to the story's development, especially Betty Sue's life. How is the hotel symbolic and what is the connection to Betty Sue/Melinda?

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