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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 Lindsay go jogging on a Sunday morning?

2. What meal does Raleigh invite himself to?

3. Why does Lindsay return to the Brandt hotel murder scene after everyone else has left?

4. What does Lindsay learn from CSU about fingerprints at the Brandt murder scene?

5. What was the catalyst for Lindsay's depression?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Lindsay Boxer doing in the Prologue?

8. How does Gerald Brandt's respond to Lindsay's call about his business dealings after the story hits the paper?

9. What kind of couple are David and Melanie Brandt?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe at least three things that Patterson is able to do with the character of Lindsay because she is a woman AND at least three things he is *not* able to do with her because she is a woman.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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