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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. How does the killer send the FBI messages?

2. What does Miles call the killer?

3. What is Harper's explanation of a "thread"?

4. What does Lenz tell Harper in private when they have reached the Mobile Digital Command Post?

5. What does Harper do once he has enough money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harper call and tell Baxter about Rosalind May? Why?

2. Why is the FBI going to the apartment of David Strobekker?

3. What does the FBI learn after entering David Strobekker's apartment?

4. How does Harper react to Drewe telling him that Erin and Patrick are having marital problems? Why?

5. How does Harper Cole become involved in EROS?

6. What does Miles call and tell Harper about the trace on the killer?

7. What do Miles, Harper, and Drewe figure out about the killer and his murders?

8. How does Harper discover that the killer has access to multiple accounts and passwords? How did the killer gain access to them?

9. What do Harper and Miles agree to in Dr. Lenz's office? Why?

10. What information does the author give the reader about the EROS system? What role does it play in the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based on what the reader knows about the killer, is it a surprise that Harper is able to upload Miles' Trojan horse to the killer's computer? Why or why not? Use examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is the significance of Harper's decision to take his information to the police? What are the risks? Why does he do it? How does this speak to his character?

Essay Topic 3

Why does the FBI storm David Strobekker's apartment? What do they find? Combined with the letter from the killer after that incident, does it seem likely that the FBI is getting closer to catching the killer? Why or why not? Use examples from the book to support your answer.

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