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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 Will learn his brother had set up to sell drugs on a college campus in Chapter 42?

2. Who gave Will a gun that he uses in Chapter 36?

3. Whose autopsy reports is Will given in Chapter 57?

4. Who is Carley set to live with at the end of the book?

5. Where does Katy tell Will she believes they are, in Chapter 55?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Joshua Ford and Raymond Cromwell visit McGuane's office in Chapter 40?

2. What is the nature of the message Yvonne leaves on Will's answering machine in Chapter 43?

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

4. What is the nature of the conversation Will and Katy have with a woman named Rose Baker in Chapter 33?

5. What does Will find while surfing the Web at the beginning of Chapter 29?

6. How does Mr. Kleain react when he runs into John in Chapter 41?

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

8. What does Will discover when he attends Sheila Roger's funeral?

9. What does Yvonne Sterno tell Will about a person named Owen Enfield in Chapter 32?

10. What is the nature of Squares and Wanda's conversations in Chapter 31?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the concept of honor that is presented in the book. How does the author portray Will as the epitome of honor in the book, namely given his actions towards his brother Ken and Katy?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, many of the characters must deal with the impact of a loved ones murder. Part 1.) What role does Julie's murder in the past have on the actions of the book's characters in the present? Part 2.) What can we learn about the repercussions of murder based on the characters like Katy react to being affected by it? Part 3.) How might Will's actions have been different if he did not think his girlfriend had been murdered in the book?

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