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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. Which of the following characters got rid of the Cadillac?

2. What worries Bernal the most about returning to the area where the car is parked alone?

3. What does Keyes do for Kara Lynn after they leave Bernal?

4. Where does Kara Lynn's father make the majority of his profits?

5. What provides Keyes with a clue as to where Wiley may have taken Kara Lynn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What decision does Kara Lynn make about the parade? Why does she make this decision and what is Keyes' response?

2. When Garcia calls Keyes what information does he share that he has just realized?

3. What happens that makes Tigertail despondent?

4. Describe what happens when Garcia comes out of surgery and talks with the police chief.

5. What does Mr. Cardoza tell Mulcahy in regards to Wiley's column and why does he make that decision?

6. What does the unusual and unnamed float that unexpectedly appears on the football field look like?

7. What does Bernal do in this chapter and what is the response of the First Weekend in July Movement?

8. What happens when Mulcahy and Keyes visit Bloodworth in the hospital after the bombing?

9. What does Shivers say is the most important thing in his daughter's life and how has her father taken steps to protect her?

10. How does Keyes feel when Kara Lynn drags him along to play tennis at her father's club?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways does the author utilize stereotypes in his novel? Does the author exploit stereotypes? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the overall goal of the terrorists. Do you believe the goal justifies the means? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In what way is the reader left with areas of no specific closure? Do you believe this was an effective writing style? Why or why not?

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