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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 Harper want Dr. Lenz to do now that Miles and Harper suspect they know who the killer is?

2. What message does Harper receive via EROS during his conversation with Miles?

3. What does Harper tell Drewe to do on the computer, after he comes back with their guns?

4. Where does Miles believe the killer is during his conversation with Harper?

5. What were the bodies found in the study of Harper's home stabbed with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bob Anderson say to Harper at Erin's burial service? Why?

2. Why does Berkmann believe that Harper will not take the recording he made to the cops?

3. What does Erin tell Drewe about her plan of action? How does Drewe react?

4. Does Erin's death match previous killings? Why or why not?

5. Why are detectives waiting for Harper when he arrives home from checking on Erin? How does Harper react?

6. Why does Berkmann say Erin died?

7. Why do Miles and Harper decide it is safe to engage Berkmann in conversation on the EROS system?

8. What does Harper discover when he arrives home with Mayeux? How does he react?

9. What does Miles call to tell Harper as he cleans up the murder scene in his study? How does he react to the fact that Erin has been murdered?

10. How did the FBI track down the doctor they suspected was the killer? What was the result?

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

Describe Drewe's family and the relationship between her and Harper, her and Erin, and Harper and Erin. How do these relationships shape the story?

Essay Topic 3

There are several points at which Harper wants to stop trying to track down the killer. Why? What external and internal reasons keep him on the case?

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