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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. Which of the following words do the gangsters at the end of the novel use to describe a particularly dangerous criminal?

2. How does Lamar augment his appearance before starting to stalk Bud's family?

3. When Bud visits CD Henderson after being released from the hospital, what is CD watching on TV?

4. Which part of the lion's body does Richard have a particularly difficult time drawing?

5. Which Ivy League school does Russ get accepted into?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to CD Henderson at the end of the novel?

2. How does Lamar cope with his growing grief after Odell's death?

3. Why is Bud's son, Jeff, arrested?

4. How does the public respond when Bud is once again put in the hospital after a shootout with Lamar and his gang?

5. Why does CD Henderson think the police force is going to make him retire?

6. How does Jen react to the news that Bud has been having an affair?

7. How does it go when Bud and Holly go house hunting together?

8. How does Odell die?

9. Why do Lamar and his gang visit the local library?

10. What does Jeff admit to Bud while on the drive home from the DA's office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Whenever the police catch up to the gang, Lamar always manages to outwit them. Give at least two examples of times when Lamar thought outside of the box and creatively came up with ways to outwit the police officers. Describe what Lamar was attempting to cover-up in these outwits, and what the results of his outwitting ways were.

Essay Topic 2

From the opening of the novel, Lamar Pye is described as a protective man. First, describe the first scenes in which Lamar Pye is introduced to the reader. What / who is he protecting? Then, give examples of at least two relationships in Lamar Pye's life in which he acts as the protector, giving examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Lamar has a deep interest in lions, particularly as a symbol. First, give at least three examples of places in which lion images appear throughout the novel, and explain what the significance of each lion was. Then, explain the artistic symbolism of lions, as the art curator in the novel explained it. Finally, explain how the symbolism of the lion gives the reader deeper insight into Lamar's character.

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