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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. Where does Cindy follow Lindsay the first time they meet?

2. What does Lindsay have a bad dream about one night?

3. What is Lindsay's full-time job?

4. How does Lindsay feel about her illness?

5. Where are the DeGeorges killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two aspects of the Brandt crime scene does Lindsay notice that later become important for the case?

2. What is Melanie Brandt doing when the murderer enters her hotel room?

3. How does the sales associate at Saks react to the strange man watching Becky try on her wedding dress?

4. What does Kathy Voskuhl's family tell Lindsay about an old boyfriend of hers?

5. How does Cindy sneak her way into the hotel where the Brandts have been murdered?

6. What is Lindsay thinking about as she waits to see her doctor for the first time?

7. How does Raleigh react to the DeGeorge murders?

8. What is the situation with the security cameras at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

9. What is Lindsay doing when she learns that the DeGeorges have been murdered?

10. What makes people realized that the DeGeorges are missing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss at least three reasons why "1st to Die" could be classified in a genre other than murder mystery, making sure to use specific examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Describe at least four features of Nicholas Jenks and how those features fulfill the traditional, literary requirements of a villain.

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