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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 does Lila sell in Chapter 30?

2. Why doesn't Pat want to ride in the car with Lila?

3. What is just as easy to get as parole?

4. How does Pat react to Madeline's betrayal?

5. What is Eggleston holding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Pat trust Madeline?

2. Why does Lila insist on a ride from Pat in Chapter 27?

3. What is Doc's plan for Pat?

4. What does Bill Hardesty inadvertently acknowledge in Chapter 22?

5. Why does Pat decline Rita Kennedy's offer of future job security?

6. Does Doc have a happy ending?

7. What is Bill Hardesty's scheme?

8. Why should Henry be troubled?

9. Why does Pat decide to smuggle the body out of the building?

10. What does the loss of Pat's job mean for Doc?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the National Phalanx and how its "Red Scare" tactics are reflective of the period in which the novel was written.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss politics in "Recoil." Is it portrayed in a positive or negative light? How does it affect our protagonist?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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