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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 the reader learn about Lily's past while she talks to Marshall about murder in Chapter One?
2. What does Del think of Lily Bard as he prepares for the competition?
3. How old is Bobo?
4. Why does Lily park her car in the street at the Winthrop's house?
5. When was the last time that the spotter and Del had spoken before the spotter joins him the evening Del dies?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Del say about Lily Bard and the competition?
2. What has Howell and company brought home that Lily sees him bring into the house? What does he leave behind that annoys Lily? What might these two things mean?
3. What does the spotter do to Del?
4. What is Bobo's connection to the town of Shakespeare?
5. As the novel opens, what is Del doing and where is he?
6. Describe The Fight in detail.
7. How does Del feel about this year's competition?
8. Where is Claude when Lily arrives home from work at the end of her day, and what do they discover together?
9. What discoveries does the reader make about Lily in the opening of Chapter Two days after she had turned Claude down.
10. What transpires between Jerrell and Deedra in Chapter Two, and how does Lily feel about it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a persuasive piece discussing Lily's involvement in Marie's death. Choose a side and discuss whether Lily had the moral and legal right to allow Marie to die at home.
Essay Topic 2
The Fight is very telling about the characters of Shakespeare and how they handle each other and problematic situations. Analyze how the participants of The Fight handled the situation and what that says about them morally.
Essay Topic 3
In a persuasive piece, argue how the police force let down the town of Shakespeare. What could and should they have done to make Shakespeare a safer place for everyone?
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