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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 calls Lindsay after she realizes Jenks might be innocent?

2. Who discovers Joanna's dead body?

3. Why is Nicholas Jenks famous?

4. What natural event happens that allows Jenks to escape?

5. Why does Joanna refer Lindsay to Jenks' old agent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lindsay learn about Jenks by looking at his picture on the back of one of his books?

2. How does Lindsay start to feel about her illness after her doctor mentions she might need a bone marrow transplant?

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

4. Why does Jill assure Lindsay of the first time they meet to discuss the case?

5. What does Jenks say when confronted with the photograph of him and Kathy together?

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

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

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

9. What convinces Lindsay that Jenks is innocent?

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

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

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

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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