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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 do Lindsay and Raleigh do for the first time while out of town investigating the Voskuhl murders?
2. What is Lindsay's full-time job?
3. Where is James when he is killed?
4. What does Lindsay's doctor show her a slide of during her first appointment in the novel?
5. How does Cindy learn so much about the DeGeorges?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Chris Raleigh's job before he is introduced on the Bride and Groom case?
2. What in particular disturbs Lindsay about the Brandt murder scene?
3. What kind of illness is Lindsay diagnosed with?
4. How does Phillip Campbell react when he walks by the crowd gathering outside of the hotel where the Brandts have been found murdered?
5. What does Claire tell Lindsay and Raleigh about the knife used in the Brandt murders?
6. What does Cindy say to Lindsay as she slips her her business card in the hotel bathroom?
7. What does Lindsay learn about Kathy Voskuhl's life before she got married?
8. What is Lindsay thinking about as she waits to see her doctor for the first time?
9. What two aspects of the Brandt crime scene does Lindsay notice that later become important for the case?
10. How does Claire respond to Lindsay's news about her illness?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a well-reasoned argument paper discussing how Lindsay's illness, Negli's Aplastic Anemia, functions as its own unique character in "1st to Die." Make sure to use direct evidence from the text to support your strong thesis statement.
Essay Topic 2
Although the novel seems to conclude with all of the loose ends being tied up, the reader learns from the Prologue that Lindsay is extremely depressed by the time the story ends. Discuss what three things most contribute to Lindsay's unhappiness and why Patterson may have chosen to have his strong, intelligent protagonist so unhappy at the novel's conclusion.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss at least five reasons why the Women's Murder Club could OR could not work in real life. Make sure to use examples from "1st to Die" to support your position.
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