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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. How does Cindy get into the hotel to see the Brandt murder scene?

2. Whom does Lindsay invite to join her and Claire for drinks after discussing the DeGeorges?

3. What do the DeGeorges end up doing in the back seat?

4. What clothing items is Jacobi trying to trace down for Lindsay?

5. What key factor connects the Voskuhls to the other murders Lindsay is investigating?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Raleigh react to the DeGeorge murders?

2. What happens to Lindsay when she goes back to the Brandts hotel room for the second time?

3. What does Cindy say to Lindsay as she slips her her business card in the hotel bathroom?

4. What kind of illness is Lindsay diagnosed with?

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

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

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

8. After seeing the sketch of the murder suspect, what does the witness tell Lindsay?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Lindsay and Raleigh either as lovers OR as police detectives.

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