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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 kind of bullets does Superintendent Watson tell Rebus to take with him?

2. Who labeled the killer Wolfman?

3. Where is the murder scene?

4. What was the name of the street where the Wolfman's first victim was found?

5. What do Rebus and Lisa drink after making love?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Morrison provide Rebus and Flight about the case?

2. What does Rebus think about the Glaswegian accent?

3. What does Rebus say to the press after the copycat killing?

4. Why does Rebus lie to the press?

5. How does the Wolfman try to calm the prostitute down when she looks suspicious?

6. What does Rebus say about motives in this section?

7. In what way are there signs that Rebus' ploy to flush out the serial killer is working?

8. What does the reader find out about the Wolfman in this chapter?

9. Why is Watkiss' trial thrown out of court?

10. Why doesn't Rebus like his daughter's new boyfriend?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the press play an important part in the case? How does Rebus try to manipulate the press to bring the killer into the open?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Rebus feel guilty about his family and particularly his daughter, Sammy? How does Rebus express his guilt?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the capture and death of Chambers. What meaning does it give the story that Rebus captures and kills Chambers in the National Gallery? Choose another death scene that you think fits into the novel's themes and discuss what new meaning it would bring the book.

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