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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 does Lindsay tell everything she knows about the Voskuhl murders once she is back in San Francisco?

2. What treatment does Lindsay's doctor tell her might be necessary after Jenks is arrested?

3. Why is Nicholas Jenks famous?

4. Where does Jenks escape from?

5. What does the doctor decide to do for Lindsay when she visits after returning to San Francisco?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Raleigh try to convince Lindsay of after she nearly faints when discussing whether they have arrested the right person?

3. Why are Lindsay and Raleigh unable to get a good look at the man on the museum security tapes?

4. What does Joanna say when Lindsay asks if Nicholas is capable of murder?

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

6. How does Lindsay take down Chessy and Jenks?

7. What convinces Lindsay that Jenks is innocent?

8. Why does Lindsay want to meet with Claire and Cindy when she returns from Cleveland?

9. How does Cindy learn that the San Francisco writers' guild has an old copy of Jenks' book?

10. When Lindsay arrives at the Palace of Fine Arts, what does she find?

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 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

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.

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