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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 is the person to tell Mickey she is under internal investigation?

2. Who does Gee tell Mickey kicked in the door to her alleyway?

3. Where does Mickey ask to meet Sergeant Ahearn to tell him what she has learned about the murder suspect?

4. What does Simon say when Mickey asks him why he is helping her with Kacey in Part IV?

5. Who is the woman in the video of the murder suspect Mickey shows to women on the streets in Kensington?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Truman tell Mickey he is not rejoining the police force?

2. How does Mickey think the officers who come to her house perceive her when she reports Thomas missing?

3. In Part III, what does Mickey learn from Simon at Thomas's birthday party that really frightens her?

4. In Part IV, why is Mickey so frantic when she comes home to find Bethany and Thomas gone?

5. How does Sergeant Ahearn react when Mickey tells him that she suspects male police officers have been abusing women on the streets in her patrol area?

6. What does Mickey find in Gee's house on Christmas Day that shocks her?

7. What does Paula Mulroney tell Mickey about the murder suspect in Mickey's video in Part III?

8. Why does Mickey end up confiding in Mrs. Mahon on the day that she calls the police to help find Thomas?

9. Why does Paula Mulroney refuse to make a report on the information she has about the murder suspect in Part III?

10. Why does Mickey refuse to let Thomas see his father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What specific challenges does Mickey encounter as a female police officer? Write an essay explaining your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Mickey feels so awkward in so many situations, including with her extended family the O'Briens, with the parents of her son's friends, and with many of her colleagues? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What does Mickey value the most about her own personality and skills from her adolescence through to her adulthood, and why? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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