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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 Lindsay do in a weak moment of frustration with the case and with her illness?

2. Who hands Lindsay's case files to the FBI?

3. What is Becky buying at Saks Fifth Avenue?

4. Why does Lindsay drive back to San Francisco with Claire?

5. Who does Lindsay first tell about her illness?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lindsay agree to give Cindy the inside scoop on the DeGeorge murders?

2. What kind of illness is Lindsay diagnosed with?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is Lindsay Boxer doing in the Prologue?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose at least one female character from "1st to Die" and discuss at least three ways she goes against traditional gender stereotypes of someone like her.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss why it was necessary for Raleigh to die in "1st to Die." Make sure to discuss what effect his death has on the text in general and on Lindsay in particular -- and why those consequences were necessary for the story.

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