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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. What is the name of the area of town where the Munton brothers live?

2. Chapter 8 begins with a morning call to Blake from whom?

3. Who is Blake's girlfriend whom he thinks he sees in a car in Chapter 2?

4. What movie does Blake watch when he returns from the gym in Chapter 8?

5. How old was Blake's wife when she died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Blake do and discover upon returning from the gym in Chapter 6?

2. How does Blake's behavior reveal his inner emotions at Hoppers in Chapter 9?

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

4. What leads up to Blake's injuring Leggsy in the bar in Chapter 1?

5. Why are the Muntons pursuing Blake in Chapter 4? What foreshadowing is used in this chapter?

6. What does Lee Munton solicit Blake's help for in Chapter 6? How does he coerce Blake?

7. What does Blake dream in the beginning of Chapter 6? Who awakens him?

8. What does Nathan demand when Blake returns to the Paul Pry in Chapter 5?

9. How does the robbery begin in Chapter 10?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the narrative style of the book. In what person and tense is the story told? How does the narrative transition in the first chapter?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the characters of Baz, Lee, Jess, and Tommy Munton. How does Blake describe the history of the Muntons in Mangel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the setting of the River Clunge and the actions of Blake and Finney in Chapter 14. Why does Blake kill Danny by the river? Is he justified? Why or why not?

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