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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 Claire do for a living?

2. What does Phillip Campbell hand David Brandt when he answers the door?

3. Who helps Becky while she is shopping at Saks Fifth Avenue?

4. Where are the DeGeorges killed?

5. How does Lindsay feel about her illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lindsay insist to Raleigh, while they are in Cleveland, that the killer had to have known Kathy?

2. What is the purpose of the Women's Murder Club?

3. What is Chris Raleigh's job before he is introduced on the Bride and Groom case?

4. How does Claire respond to Lindsay's news about her illness?

5. What does Claire tell Lindsay and Raleigh about the knife used in the Brandt murders?

6. How does Lindsay react when she learns that her case files have been handed over to the FBI?

7. What causes Lindsay to cry at the end of Chapter 25?

8. What is the reader supposed to assume about the strange man watching Becky Passeneu at Saks?

9. Why does Lindsay's doctor want to treat her with blood transfusions?

10. How does Raleigh react to the DeGeorge murders?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss at least four aspects of "1st to Die" that can easily be carried over into a second novel in a Women's Murder Club mystery series.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Patterson portrays authority figures in "1st to Die," making sure to use at least three specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast two characters of your choosing from the Women's Murder Club, making sure to use direct evidence and examples from the text to support your thesis.

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