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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 a Slave scope do?

2. How does Sampson feel when he is on surveillance with Cross a few miles from Pierce's hotel in Princeton?

3. What does Pierce find inside the coal stove in Cross' cellar?

4. What music does Mr. Smith have playing on his CD player in the farmhouse before he kills Sante?

5. How does Soneji feel as he hurries through the tunnels beneath Bellevue Hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Cross try to live his life differently after the Mr. Smith case is closed?

2. Does Sampson become angry with Pierce for leaving to go to Paris?

3. What does Christine like about Laura Dixon's first grade students?

4. What does Cross notice about Pierce's apartment?

5. Is Cross expected to live after being attacked in his home?

6. Describe Soneji's final moments.

7. What is Cross' reaction to his surprise party?

8. What does Nana want Craig and Pierce to tell her about Cross?

9. Why does Christine travel in an FBI sedan?

10. How does Mr. Smith interfere with Cross' time with his children in the grocery store?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role(s) does Nana Mama play in Cross' life? Choose three textual examples that help identify her role(s) and her influence on Cross.

Essay Topic 2

How does having the AIDS virus fuel Soneji's rage and desire to make others pay for what he sees as his undeserved death? Provide textual examples to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the symbolism of the cellar in Soneji's life. What does his nightmare with the cellar begin, and how does he feel when he is free from the cellar?

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