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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 hired man, shown in Chapter 6?

2. What is the name of the man that Will believes his girlfriend worked for as a prostitute?

3. What is the name of the male FBI agent who questions Will in Chapter 4?

4. What is delivered to Will's house in Chapter 25?

5. Who was paralyzed by a bullet to the spine?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Katy tell Will that she discovered about her sister just before her death in Chapter 25?

2. What do Mr. And Mrs. Miller argue about in Chapter 22?

3. What is the nature of Will's phone conversation with Mrs. Rogers in Chapter 22?

4. How is Pistillo and Fisher's meeting at McGuane's office described in Chapter 26?

5. How are Sheila's thoughts described in Chapter 10?

6. What does a man say to Morty Meyer at a gambling table in Las Vegas?

7. What happens to Morty Meyer in the middle of the night in Chapter 3?

8. What is the nature of the phone conversations Will has with Mrs. Rogers in Chapter 7?

9. How is a street kid named Roscoe first described in the book?

10. How is Tanya first described in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the concept of revenge that is presented in the book. What can we learn about the nature of characters like Katy, John and Ken based on their acts of revenge taken out in the book, and what factors impacted these acts?

Essay Topic 2

The events of the past play an integral role in the way many of the book's characters act towards others. Part 1.) What role does the past play in the actions of the book's main characters, especially Will? Part 2.) What can we learn about the nature of characters like the Miller family based on their reactions to the events of their past? Part 3.) What might the author be saying about the important impact the past can have on the future based on the way the book ends?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of the thriller genre based on the information presented in the book. What literary elements does the author use to make this book a thriller and is he successful in his attempts?

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