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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 happens as Penn is on his way home from the meeting with the man who warned Penn that his family might be in danger?

2. After Hanratty is convicted, his brother is shot and killed. Who shoots Hanratty's brother?

3. According to Tom, who had Tom told about Ellen's rape in his office?

4. While Tom and Penn are fighting about the newspaper article, who rings Tom's doorbell?

5. What does one of the Hanratty brothers periodically send to Penn?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Penn's mother, why had she been upset earlier on the phone?

2. Why does Pinder tell Penn that he's going to pretend to have never met Penn?

3. Why does Penn decide to move back to his hometown?

4. According to Sam Jacobs, what two things drive the Marston family?

5. Why does Sam Jacobs warn Penn about the Payton murder as they leave the fund-raising party?

6. When Penn announces to his parents that he is moving back to his hometown, how do Penn's parents react?

7. When Penn calls home to tell his parents that he is moving back to his hometown, he senses something is wrong. Why does Penn not press his mother for details?

8. When Penn sees Mackey at the fundraising party, why is Mackey angry with Penn?

9. According to Penn's FBI contact, what reason was given for sealing Payton's case files?

10. When Penn first confronts his father about what's bothering his father, how does Tom react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did the author choose "The Quiet Game" as the book's title? How does the title foreshadow the events that unfold in the story, the struggles of the main characters, and the violence portrayed in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Dwight Stone and Penn Cage, the two men that find the truth regarding Del Payton's murder.

a. How are the two characters similar in terms of their professional lives? How are they different?

b. How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses? How are they different?

c. Each of these men has a daughter they want to protect, were the men similarly affected by this desire or not? Explain your answers and your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Tom Cage and Leo Marston.

a. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b. Compare the role that honesty plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by the concept of honesty - both positively and negatively?

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