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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 causes Snopes to leave Reba’s business?

2. Where does Popeye end up gambling?

3. Who does Minnie work for?

4. Who does Fonzo work for?

5. How does the jury find Goodwin after the trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does this book end?

2. Why does Popeye refuse to drink?

3. Why does Temple need the care of a doctor?

4. How does Eustace treat Ruby when they meet in court?

5. Why have Stevens ended his relationship with Narcissa?

6. What does Benbow say in his letter to Belle’s father?

7. What is Temple’s room in Miss Reba’s house like?

8. What causes Temple to come to Miss Reba’s without Popeye?

9. What are Benbow’s driving motives in his career?

10. How does Miss Reba get the doctor to come and tend to Temple?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Goodwin sacrifices a lot for something he never had to and his reasons for this are never fully explained. Why do you think he took the fall the way he did?

Essay Topic 2

There is never an outright explanation of how Tommy died, but there are a lot of good clues. What are these clues, and what kind of picture do they paint of this murder?

Essay Topic 3

Purity is a main theme of this book. How is this theme presented, and why would this be so central in a plot like this?

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