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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. Who informs Milo that Simon is dead?

2. Why does Mrs. Crider want to hire Milo?

3. Who kills Dalton Kimbrough?

4. Who believes Simon was murdered?

5. Whom does Milo speak to about the target in Nickie's case?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Milo is attacked, what does he do in order to save his life?

2. What happens to Milo in the alley behind Mahoney's?

3. What information does Reese give Milo about Raymond?

4. What does Milo do for two days that is potential harmful?

5. Who does Milo believe is the killer of Raymond and Simon, and why is this?

6. What does Milo believe happened during Raymond's final days?

7. Why does Mrs. Crider hire Milo?

8. What does Reese do in order to get Milo to leave him alone?

9. What does Milo read that belongs to Raymond?

10. What does Milo learn about Simon and Elton after leaving the Holy Light Hog Farm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role that divorce laws play in the story and how this affects Milo and his work.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the emotional void that Milo suffers in the beginning of the novel as well as the end.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between Milo and his deceased father. Be sure to discuss Milo's attachment to his father's clothing after he dies.

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