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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. When did Jenks leave Joanna?

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

3. Who calls Lindsay to tell her that Kathy's family knows the name of the abusive ex-boyfriend?

4. What does Cindy do at Women's Murder Club when she hears about the novel Jenks wrote?

5. Who does Lindsay run into while visiting Jenks in jail?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What convinces Lindsay that Jenks is innocent?

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

4. What happens to Lindsay when Jenks threatens her during questioning?

5. Why must Lindsay be careful in her initial investigation of Nicholas Jenks?

6. Why does the fact that Cleveland wants to indict Jenks mean for Lindsay?

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

8. What was especially cruel about Jenks leaving Joanna?

9. What does Lindsay's doctor tell her about her health after Jenks is arrested?

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

Discuss at least five reasons why the Women's Murder Club could OR could not work in real life. Make sure to use examples from "1st to Die" to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least three literary devices that Patterson uses to help the reader better understand at least one character of your choosing. Use direct quotations and/or examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Write a well-reasoned argument paper discussing how Lindsay's illness, Negli's Aplastic Anemia, functions as its own unique character in "1st to Die." Make sure to use direct evidence from the text to support your strong thesis statement.

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