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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 the security footage at the Hadler's farm capture?

2. Where is Luke's truck found?

3. Which season is the story set in?

4. Where does Falk say he was when Ellie went missing?

5. Whose name is on the note in Ellie's room?

Short Essay Questions

1. How long had it been since Falk last saw Luke?

2. What shape is Luke in when he is found?

3. Why does Falk reluctantly return to Kiewarra?

4. Why is Raco just getting his bearings when the murders happen?

5. How are the human corpses different than the animal carcasses?

6. What is Raco doing when Falk finds him in the barn?

7. What is suspicious about Billy's room being torn apart?

8. Why does Falk say he is unable to work the case?

9. Who remains alive from the family of four, three of whom were killed?

10. Where were the bodies at the beginning of the book found?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What about Ellie's autopsy is important for the reader to understand about her as a person? What do the scars mean about her state of mind? Why is her virginity a clue?

Essay Topic 2

How do Falk's appearance, job, and home make him a poor match for Kiewarra? Consider the physical and emotional aspects of the juxtaposed places.

Essay Topic 3

Luke's view on gun safety is strict. What does this say about him as a parent? What precautions did he take when he was alive and how do those conflict with the crime?

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