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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. Who does Fin say is after Blake in Chapter 2?

2. What does the new owner of Hoppers want to change the name to in Chapter 6?

3. Where does Blake put Baz's body to keep it hidden in Chapter 5?

4. Who shoves Blake against a wall and whispers that he is a wife killer and that he hates him in Chapter 4?

5. What was the name of Blake's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who has a knife to Blake when the action returns to the present in Chapter 6? Where does he say to go?

3. How does the robbery begin in Chapter 10?

4. What happens when Blake and the Muntons enter Fenton's office in Chapter 10?

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

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

7. Who follows Blake in the Meat Wagon in Chapter 2? What does he learn from Finney?

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

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

10. Where does Blake go with Finney after leaving the Paul Pry in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of Blake as an antihero. How does an antihero differ from a typical protagonist? How do Blake's actions define his character?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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