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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. Who is the first person Lindsay begins to think is the killer?

2. What is Jenks' first reaction to being question about Kathy?

3. When do Lindsay and Raleigh finally end up sleeping together?

4. Who wants to indict Jenks just as Lindsay is getting ready to do so as well?

5. Where does Lindsay find a copy of Jenks' latest novel?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lindsay think the killer, Chessy, is headed to the Palace of Fine Arts?

2. Why is Jill a good addition to the Women's Murder Club?

3. Why is Lindsay's recollection that Jenks is left-handed important?

4. What does the woman in the mirror tell herself, after Jenks is arrested and arraigned, as she takes off her makeup?

5. What does Raleigh do when he and Lindsay arrive at Joanna's apartment after Jenks has escaped?

6. What does Jill share with the Women's Murder Club about her own experience with illness?

7. Why is Nicholas Jenks' red beard significant to Lindsay?

8. What was especially cruel about Jenks leaving Joanna?

9. How does the Women's Murder Club react to Lindsay's suggestion that she has arrested the wrong man?

10. What does Jacobi learn about Nicholas Jenks just as he is emerging as a suspect?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze at least three different literary techniques Patterson uses to create tension in "1st to Die."

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

Discuss at least three challenges an author such as Patterson faces when discussing technology or forensic science in a novel. Make sure to use at least three examples from "1st to Die" to support your position.

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