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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 many extra peaches does the shopkeeper add to those Hornclaw buys on page 82?
2. How many days had the housekeeper been helping out a boy's family when she killed his father on page 92?
3. How much younger is Dr. Change than Hornclaw?
4. How long did the doctor say on page 76 it would take for Hornclaw's stitches to dissolve?
5. On page 59, how old was Hornclaw's target a month ago?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Hornclaw's condition by the time she reached the clinic on page 68?
2. What pain does Hornclaw experience on page 42, and how long has she been suffering from that pain?
3. What did Bullfight find about who ordered his father's death and the assassin who carried it out?
4. What does Hornclaw do while she rides the subway on page 14?
5. On page 18, what happens when the man who started an altercation gets off the subway?
6. What did Hornclaw learn about the doctor who treated her when she nearly made her fatal mistake?
7. How does Bullfight kill the chairman of a company on page 101 and escape?
8. What altercation breaks out on page 15?
9. How did Hornclaw clean up the scene after killing a target near a reservoir in K County?
10. How did Hornclaw nearly make a fatal mistake on a job that she finished near a reservoir in K County?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of The Old Woman with the Knife and why is that incident the climax?
Essay Topic 2
An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Frankel uses in the novel? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events, or concepts?
Essay Topic 3
Hornclaw nearly gets killed on a mission. Why does the agency not learn of her error?
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