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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. Who identifies the knife that was used to murder Linda Polk?

2. Who does Diz meet for lunch in Chapter 28?

3. Why does Sam Polk fail to show up for his meeting with Diz and Abe?

4. Instead of Sunday night, when does Rose recall Fr. Cavanaugh's last meeting with Eddie Cochran?

5. Diz and Abe think it is highly possible that _______________ killed both Eddie and Linda.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Linda Polk and Alphonse Page go to Sam's office to check the safe?

2. What are the circumstances of Linda Polk's death?

3. What is revealed about Arturo Cruz and his knowledge about Eddie Cochran in Chapter 17?

4. Dismas meets with Father Cavanaugh and does not realize that the priest reveals a huge piece of information in the case. What is it?

5. How has Glitzky's murder case unraveled at this point?

6. What bit of information does Rose, the rectory housekeeper, find to be out of place when Father Cavanaugh talks with Abe?

7. How is Steven beginning to recover and what is his relationship with his parents now?

8. Explain the irony of Sam's doing the drug deal to get more money to keep Nika.

9. Why does Dismas go to the small town of Gonzalez?

10. What feeling does Dismas get that Eddie's death has not been related to a drug deal or trouble at work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lescroart uses more than one instance of irony in the play. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 2

DEAD IRISH is a modern-day mystery story. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Lescroart use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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