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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. How long has Myrtle served as the Commissioner of Corrections?

2. What month is it in Chapter 15?

3. What is the name of Pat's prison?

4. What happened to Lila's baby?

5. When Pat revisits the diner, where does he sit?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Doc about to continue working in Capitol City after his shady past is revealed?

2. Why is Myrtle Briscoe upset over Pat's parole?

3. How does Pat get his job at the Highway Commission?

4. Why doesn't Madeline share her life story with Pat?

5. What does Pat think about while visiting the diner the second time?

6. What is the purpose of the plan Doc is hatching?

7. What do the documents that Doc is looking at say about Pat?

8. How does Pat feel about the woman he sees at the Capitol building?

9. Why does Madeline caution Pat to be careful around Doc?

10. After Doc picks Pat up from prison, they stop at a roadhouse diner. What bombshell does Doc drop on Pat at the diner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters who are morally upstanding and those characters who are morally corrupt.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of intrigue and suspense to pique the reader's interest. Is he successful? How does this story compare to other novels you have read of the same genre?

Essay Topic 3

What are some unanswered questions in the story? Are they vital to the story or are they insignificant? Is there anything that goes unanswered that affects your opinion of the story?

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