The Quiet Game Test | Final Test - Hard

Greg Iles
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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The Quiet Game Test | Final Test - Hard

Greg Iles
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 141 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. Why had the person Penn interviews in Colorado been released from his previous job?

2. When the phone line to Agent Stone's house is cut, what does Stone give to Penn?

3. What is the name of Penn's bodyguard?

4. What do Livy and Penn find when they return from their drive?

5. At the funeral, Althea tells the congregation that Penn is unselfish in his pursuit of the truth. What is Penn's real motivation for pursuing the Payton case?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to the woman in the car when she revealed what she had seen the night of the Payton murder?

2. What does Penn learn from the eyewitness that Penn tracks down upon his return to Natchez?

3. After Johnson speaks at Ruby's funeral, Althea gets up to speak. What does Althea say?

4. What is the real reason that Peter Lutjens is being transferred?

5. According to Caitlin, what is the reason why Agent Stone is reluctant to speak to Penn about the Payton case?

6. What discrepancy catches Penn's eye about the Fairlane that is sitting in Althea's garden?

7. At Ruby's funeral, Shad Johnson gets up to speak. What does Johnson say?

8. Why does Tom Cage at first not believe that Leo Marston would have been involved in Payton's murder?

9. Why does Caitlin change her mind about publishing Penn's accusations in her paper?

10. When Penn receives a phone call from Althea after the Hanratty execution, what does Althea tell Penn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Throughout the story, there are several attempts made on Penn Craig's life.

a. Identify three characters or groups who try to kill Penn. Describe the situation and how Penn escapes.

b. Compare and contrast the characters that try to kill Penn, as well as these characters' motivations.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Penn is involved with two very different women. Compare and contrast the relationship Penn has with Caitlin and the relationship Penn has with Olivia. Then, compare and contrast these two women. How do these relationships influence not only Penn, but also the other people that are in his life?

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