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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 is Raymond's major in college?

2. What job did Milo have when he took in Muffin?

3. Who is the second person Milo turns his attentions to while at the Riverside bar?

4. Who owns the Riverside bar?

5. What word best describes Milo's reaction to Simon owning his father's overcoat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Milo tell Helen about missing persons cases and what does he ask for in exchange for his help?

2. Describe Helen and why she goes to see Milo in Chapter 1.

3. Where does Mindy inform Milo that Reese is staying, and what type of place is it?

4. Why does Milo go to see Jamison in "Chapter 8", and what is Jamison's reaction to the visit?

5. How does Raymond die, and where does Milo receive this information?

6. What does Milo do with the money Nickie gives him and what does Milo arrange for Nickie's case?

7. Why does Nickie want to hire Milo for a job?

8. Who is Raymond and where are his last known whereabouts?

9. What is Milo's profession and why is his business struggling?

10. Discuss what Milo learns about Raymond from a friend of his father's in "Chapter 7".

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of drugs in the story and the effects they play on the deaths that occur.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the relationship Milo has with Jamison compared with the relationship he has with Dick Diamond.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of forgiveness in the story and why it is important for Milo to forgive Helen for lying to him.

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