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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 year are the license plates on the Hyundai Accent Cal sees in Chapter 8?

2. How long has Noreen refused to order the cookies Mart likes?

3. How old is Sheila Reddy?

4. In Chapter 1, what birds does Cal see that have a hold of something?

5. What trees does Cal see as he walks down the mountain in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one of the few things that Cal had sent over to Ireland from the United States, and why does he ship it?

2. What is the view from Cal's place in the evening in Chapter 1?

3. Who is Alyssa, and how does Cal feel when he talks to her?

4. In Chapter 4, what conclusions does Cal come to when he looks Trey over?

5. What was Cal like when he was 19?

6. What excuse does Cal come up with to talk to Sheila Reddy?

7. What does Cal feel when he wakes in Chapter 7?

8. Why does Cal decide to help Trey?

9. Who is Mart, and what does he look like?

10. What does Trey tell Cal about his family and Brendan in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cal does not have the same resources to look for Brendan that he had in Chicago. What resources is Cal lacking when he looks for Brendan? How does he handle the search for Brendan differently than he would have handled it as a cop in Chicago?

Essay Topic 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters?

Essay Topic 3

The Reddy family is not well-respected in Ardnakelty. Why is the Reddy family not well-respected in Ardnakelty? What is communicated about community prejudice through the way the family is treated?

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