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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 run into after hours at the Lake Club?

2. How much time passes before Maggie sees Will again?

3. What kind of car did Peter O'Malley arrive in?

4. What does Will tell Palmer at first when Palmer arrives at his Rio hotel room and sees all the blood?

5. What acronym do Maggie and her children have for themselves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Maggie learn in Tarrytown that rattles her?

2. How does Will handle his premiere of Primrose?

3. What is Maggie's state of mind when she sees Will at the hospital?

4. In what ways does Will convince Maggie that he loves her?

5. What mistake does Suzanne make when the shooting for Primrose is over?

6. What does Maggie discover that relieves her, but also takes away a large part of her defense?

7. What is Will's emotional state after the premiere and once he has returned home?

8. What two things does Maggie refuse to do to help herself and her defense team?

9. What does Norma discover about Will and the night that he died?

10. How long after Patrick's death does Nathan Bailford wait before going to see Maggie and why does he finally go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greed is powerful motivation for extreme behavior. Which characters exhibit greed in this novel and how? What are the circumstances that make greed an issue and what is at stake? How does this greed manifest itself? What kinds of parallels do we see every day in real life where greed is directly responsible for extreme behavior? Give some examples of greed in high powered positions in life.

Essay Topic 2

Parents are often willing to make extreme sacrifices for their children. In this novel, what examples of this are found? What is the basis for the connection that enables a parent to make an ultimate sacrifice for the sake of their child? Is this a normal or usual relationship? Would any parent be willing to make this sacrifice or does this require a special circumstance or balance between the child and the parent? Is this more likely to be the case where the parent is single with children? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Stardom comes with a price as both Maggie and Will discover. What is the highest price of fame? What other issues come from being a star caliber personality, whether it is through athletics or performing arts? How can someone in either of these categories minimize the effects their stardom will have on relationships, privacy, living conditions, etc?

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