The Widening Gyre Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 96 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Widening Gyre Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 96 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. For whom does Vinnie Morris work?

2. What type of drug does Spenser steal from Gerry's apartment?

3. To what instrument does Ronni hum along?

4. What is printed on the student's Georgetown t-shirt?

5. At what kind of hospital is Susan working?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Spenser and Cosgrove's friendship mutually beneficial?

2. What does Spenser do when he returns home from his office?

3. How does Spenser react to Alexander's telling him about the videotape?

4. What does Spenser pick up from watching the videotape?

5. How does Spenser make the break-in look like a random burglary?

6. How does Spenser get Nolan to talk?

7. What do Spenser and Susan do together in this section?

8. How does Meade deal with the angry women in Chapter 3?

9. Why does Farrell say he needs a body guard?

10. How does Spenser counter Morris' threat of blackmail in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Replace the book's setting with one of the following settings.

1. Chicago.

2. New York.

3. Los Angeles.

What new meaning would the new setting give the book? How important is setting for developing meaning in a story?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Spenser makes such a good private detective? How could Spenser improve himself as a detective? How is the job of a private detective different to that of a police detective? Why did Spenser decider to become a private detective rather than a police detective?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Meade make such a successful politician? What does the character of Meade express about American politics in the 1980s?

(see the answer keys)

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