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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who among the drifters that appear at the car factory is described as a seven-foot-tall Swede?
(a) Otto.
(b) Murray.
(c) Hans.
(d) Clay.

2. Where is Poe taken after he is booked and fingerprinted in Book Two?
(a) Bakersfield.
(b) Uniontown.
(c) Montgomery.
(d) Delancey.

3. What did Harris catch Virgil stealing previously?
(a) A dump truck.
(b) Clothing.
(c) A car.
(d) Copper wire.

4. How does Isaac make his way out of town when he first disappears in Book Two?
(a) By taxi.
(b) By car.
(c) By bus.
(d) On foot.

5. What does Grace do for a living?
(a) She is a teacher.
(b) She is a shoe salesperson.
(c) She is a clothing maker.
(d) She is a firefighter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Daryl Foster spraypainting on a wall when Isaac encounters him in Book Two?

2. How is Isaac's physicality described in the narrative?

3. What does Isaac use to commit the murder in Book One?

4. What does Harris warn Poe to do when he releases him from jail in Book Two?

5. Whom does Isaac kill at the car factory?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Isaac and Poe encounter the three drifters in Book One? Who are the drifters and how are they described?

2. How does the murder in Book One influence the characters of Isaac and Poe?

3. What takes place in Grace Poe's narrative in Book Two?

4. What happens when Harris confronts Poe in the woods in Book Two?

5. What secrets are revealed in Book Two? How do these secrets serve the plot?

6. In Book Two, the language surrounding Isaac's narrative begins to transition. What purpose does this transition serve?

7. What internal conflicts does Poe face in the beginning of Book Two?

8. How does the theme of fatalism apply to Grace and Billy Poe in Book One?

9. Where does Isaac plan to travel in Book One? Why?

10. What does Poe reveal to Lee about the murder in Book Two? How does she respond?

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