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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 finds access to security tapes for Will to use in Chapter 38?

2. Who does Will discover is the true identity of Owen Enfield?

3. Who knocks on Will's door at the end of Chapter 43?

4. What does Will tell Katy is the reason he feels he owes a lot to his brother Ken in Chapter 34?

5. Who does Pistillo tell Will his brother was working for in Chapter 44?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Will's meeting with Mr. Klein at a Little League field described?

2. What is the nature of Will's conversation with Yvonne Sterno in Chapter 29?

3. How does John want Will to convene his brother to come out of hiding in Chapter 55?

4. What does Lieutenant Daniels call Will for in Chapter 30?

5. What is the nature of Pistillo's actions towards Will in Chapter 37?

6. What does Ken tell Will happened on the night Julie was murdered in Chapter 57?

7. Why does Katy turn against Will and reveal to be working for John?

8. How does Will prepare for a reunion with Ken at Camp Millstone?

9. What does Squares reveal happened to him in the past that made him not want children?

10. What is shown in the newspaper clipping given to Will in the Epilogue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of grief that is presented in the book. How does the emotion of grief control characters like the Miller's and Klein's namely the older members of these families? What can we learn about the nature of grief by studying the actions of these characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the presence of manipulation in the book's characters and examine what we can learn about the nature of the book's characters based on their use of manipulative actions. What is the difference between the acts of manipulation taken out by John in comparison to those done by Ken? Are some acts of manipulation necessary while others are simple cruel?

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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