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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 Charlie tell the person he calls when he gets off the bus?

2. How is Yarrow planned to be killed?

3. Who kills men on the bridge?

4. Who besides Charlie knows of the plan to kill Yarrow?

5. Why does Charlie leave shortly after seeing his parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Charlie accused of at Angeline's house?

2. How does Charlie get a message from Beth, and what does it say?

3. What wakes Charlie up on the bus?

4. What does Jane make Charlie do when they wake up in the morning?

5. Why does Rose turn the radio in the car on?

6. What does Charlie notice about Angeline's mother after she talks to her husband?

7. How does Charlie escape from Rose?

8. Why does Rose say he dislikes Charlie?

9. What happens in the alley by the warehouse?

10. What does Charlie ask for after meeting Angeline, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

Friendship is a strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the characters touched by it react? How do certain friendships change over the course of the book, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Charlie makes some very daring escapes in this books. How does he make these escapes, and what are the results of each of them?

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