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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 does Stef feel about a writer being allowed to view the tapes with him?

2. What does St. -Germain do the same night that someone shoots Stef in the back?

3. How does Parker kill Barnwell?

4. Where does Bear go after he is shot?

5. What does Stef do as he lines up for the race?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bear feel about Central Park?

2. What happens when Stef and the other man reach the finish line?

3. How does Sarah feel about the success of her book?

4. What does the girl who works at the club tell Stef about the club that may help him with the investigation?

5. Why doesn't Isiah have any trouble catching the drug dealer and how do the citizens react?

6. When had Parker been to the club before and why?

7. How does Stef get to the morgue and why is he going there?

8. What does the killing suggest about the killer?

9. Why is Bear so excited and willing to go out at night?

10. What happens seconds before the gunman opens fire?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you believe grew the most throughout the novel? Why do you think s/he grew? Use information from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What was Stef's ultimate goal throughout the novel? How was this goal achieved? How do you think he feels knowing that he was not the one to de;liver the final blow? Why do you think that way?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think it is right to seek vengeance through violent means when someone has gotten away with a crime? Why or why not?

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