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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 Frankie tell Morgan is the most dangerous part of working for Mr. Sing?

2. Why does Morgan decide not to kill Eddy?

3. How long did Johnson charter a boat for?

4. What is Morgan afraid Sing will do to him?

5. What is the black man injured with while working with Morgan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Morgan wonder about the lawyer in Part 3?

2. What does Richard Gordon do when he sees Marie crying?

3. What news does Simmons bring at the end of Part 3, and how does Morgan respond to this?

4. Why does Morgan think he and Wesley were shot at?

5. What does Morgan notice after taking the wheel back from Emilio?

6. What does the doctor assure Marie of when he talks about Morgan's death?

7. How does Morgan meet Mr. Sing, and what is his first impression of the man?

8. What does Morgan regret after hearing that Johnson left without paying him?

9. What does MacWalsey fear when he sees Gordon leave alone?

10. What does Albert say about Morgan in Part 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the main reasons for the ending of the Gordons' marriage, and how does the end of this relationship affect some of the other characters in the book?

Essay Topic 2

How does Morgan change when he is around his family versus when he is around his friends? What causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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