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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. Where does Blake drive in the end of Chapter 5?

2. After the bar closes in Chapter 9, Rachel tells Blake that who wants to talk to him?

3. What is Blake's full name?

4. What does Blake put over Fenton's head in Chapter 10?

5. On what road outside of town is Blake standing when the narrative switches to his point of view in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Blake and Sally call one another in their fight in Chapter 3?

2. What conversation does Blake's boss have with him in Chapter 6?

3. Who does Blake encounter while attempting to hide Baz's body in Chapter 5? What does Blake do?

4. How did Blake's wife end up at the site of the fire at Hoppers, as described in Chapter 5?

5. How does Blake feel about the threat of the Muntons in Chapter 3?

6. How is the Meat Wagon described in Chapter 1? Who does Blake encounter from the Meat Wagon?

7. How does Blake describe the history of the Munton family in Chapter 7?

8. Why does Blake go early to the Paul Pry in Chapter 5?

9. What flashback is used in Chapter 4? What is described?

10. What possibilities does Blake consider for the body's disappearance in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the characters of Nathan and Mandy Munton in the narrative. What power does each of these characters have over Blake?

Essay Topic 2

Identify and analyze the actions and objectives of Blake, Legs, Finney, Lee, Baz, Jess and Sally in the narrative. Why do the Munton brothers want Blake to assist them in robbing Hoppers?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze elements of foreshadowing in the novel. Where in the first chapters has the author indicated later events?

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