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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 does Cal do at the beginning of Chapter 6?

2. How long has Dennis O'Malley worked in Kilcarrow?

3. When was Cal's house built?

4. Who does Cal find looking in his living room window in Chapter 1?

5. What color is Eugene's parents' SUV?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Cal like when he was 19?

2. What does Trey tell Cal when he finally gets around to telling him what he wants in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 5, what conversation do Cal and Garda Dennis O'Malley have about missing people in the area?

4. What does Mart show Cal in Chapter 8, and what does he ask Cal if he can do?

5. In Chapter 5, how long and how often does Trey come to Cal's place?

6. What does Cal learn about Trey's family?

7. Why does Cal decide to help Trey?

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

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

10. Why does Cal sometimes like to get up early and eat his breakfast sitting on his back step?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

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