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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 run into while visiting Jenks in jail?

2. Who is Joanna Wade?

3. What does Jenks insist as he is being questioned by Jill and Lindsay?

4. How does Chessy react to her husband's arrest?

5. Who ends up shooting Chessy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lindsay think that Joanna might be the real killer?

2. What does Jill tell Jenks as she is questioning him?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Joanna tell Lindsay about her relationship with Chessy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

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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