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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. In the past two weeks, how many apartments have Julia and Ro looked at?

2. How old is the person who leaves home with a pistol in Chapter 1?

3. In Chapter 3, how old does the policeman look?

4. In Chapter 10, who was the first person who saw the man on the bridge ten years ago?

5. How does a policeman say that he got a lump on his head in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Julia not want Ro to make friends during the hostage situation and apartment viewing?

2. Why did Jim's wife not want him and their son to work together?

3. What did Jack do when he was the first police officer into the apartment where the bank robber held people hostage?

4. What happened during Ro and Julia's first date?

5. What have been some of Ro's obsessions?

6. What type of excuses might an addict's child come up with as excuses for their parent?

7. What did Jim trip over in the apartment building that he thought was a bomb?

8. What happened when the bank robber gave up?

9. Who comes out of the bathroom in Chapter 36?

10. Who is Estelle and why is her husband not with her at the apartment showing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 2

When Jack is a teenager, he sees a man commit suicide on a bridge. How is Jack affected by the incident? How does the incident affect his life and the decisions he makes?

Essay Topic 3

Jim and Jack are thinking of their wife/mother as the hostage situation unfolds. Why do Jim and Jack think about their wife/mother during the hostage situation? How and why do they try to do things that they know she would have approved of?

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