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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 Falk notice about the school?

2. What does everyone agree on about Ellie?

3. What did the townspeople do to the Falks?

4. What was Karen's job?

5. What is Scott Whitlam's job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Raco and Falk hoping to see on the school's security footage?

2. Who claims they were in the wrong place at the wrong time?

3. What does Whitlam say was the reason Karen confided about the farm to him?

4. Why were Falk and his father both questioned and released in relation to Ellie's murder?

5. What do Raco and Falk deduce about Jamie being the killer?

6. What does Falk's first run through the farm's financials show?

7. In Chapter 18, what is Barb doing in her son's bedroom?

8. What kinds of torment did the town inflict upon the Falks?

9. Why would Karen possibly need to contact Falk?

10. Do Raco and Falk believe Luke was alone before the murders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Seven, Mal Deacon has some behavioral issues. What has changed about his memory and physical state? Is he still a threat? How does Falk feel around him?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Gretchen is telling the truth about Lachie's father? What is her rationale for being secretive? Why does Luke think Gerry and Barb would benefit from the information?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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