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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. What is Lindsay trying to tell Raleigh when they learn that Jenks has escaped?

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

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

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

5. Who ends up shooting Chessy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What convinces Lindsay that Jenks is innocent?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze at least three aspects of "1st to Die" that makes the novel believable as well as what literary devices Patterson uses to create that level of believability OR analyze at least three aspects of "1st to Die" that makes the novel unbelievable as well as what literary devices Patterson does not use effectively to create a level of believability in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze at least four different ways the story of "1st to Die" would change if the setting were in a rural, Midwestern town instead of San Francisco.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze at least three literary techniques Patterson uses to make one character of your choosing from the Women's Murder Club very likable OR very unlikable to the reader.

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