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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. Why is Terry given the official brush off?

2. Why does Terry decide he should apologize to Tony?

3. What finally forces Terry off of Gloria's case?

4. After Terry and Jaye arrive at Noone's address, who is the next to show up?

5. When Nevins and Uhlig arrive at Terry's boat, what do they demand?

Short Essay Questions

1. Unfortunately for Terry, what is Graciela not ready to do?

2. After visiting Graciela at work, what does Terry reveal concerning the connection between the three victims?

3. What ruins the mood of the potentially exciting and intimate weekend?

4. What makes Terry feel violated as he processes all of the information concerning the Code Killer?

5. Why is Terry afraid to tell Graciela the truth about the killer?

6. When Terry learns the truth about the killer, how does he feel?

7. When Terry goes back to Video GraFX to see Tony, what does he sadly admit to Tony and what is Tony's reaction?

8. What happens at the big meeting on Monday morning?

9. Why does Buddy think that it is a bad idea for Terry to come home?

10. When Terry returns to the marina, what does he find?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. Explain why the pace of a mystery novel is essential to the story.

2. Analyze how Connelly chooses to reveal important details.

3. How does this establish the plot and keep the reader constantly surprised.

Essay Topic 2

The fun of a mystery novel is figuring out who committed the crime, so Connelly could not give away who the murderer was in the first couple pages.

How does Connelly set the following characters up to look like they are the killer?

- Buddy

- Graciela

- Jaye

Essay Topic 3

Because so many people were killed by the Code Killer, grief and coping with loss are two central themes of the novel. Describe how two of the below characters is able to cope with their pain. Next, compare their ways of coping to one another.

- Graciela

- Raymond

- Steve Kang

- Amelia Cordell

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