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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 news does Lorraine give Lindsay in chapter nineteen?

2. What does Ron tell Lindsay that they learned that Estelle's husband did for a living before he died?

3. What is the killer in the shadow of when he positions on the roof top in chapter twenty-five?

4. What does Lindsay think that Aaron Winslow looks like when she sees him in chapter three?

5. Why does Lindsay have the urge to touch Tasha's face when she is in the morgue looking at the body in chapter eleven?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Cindy and Lindsay discuss when they meet for drinks in chapter seven?

2. What is Lindsay's initial assessment of the crime scene in chapter two?

3. Describe the photos that the killer has in chapter eighteen.

4. What is Aaron Winslow able to tell Lindsay when she talks to him in chapter three?

5. Describe the scene at the arcade in chapter eight.

6. What is the killer doing in chapter twenty-five?

7. What does Lindsay learn when she goes to look at the case file for Estelle Chipman?

8. What happens in chapter sixteen when Jill tells her exciting news?

9. What does Lindsay find at the building where Estelle Chipman was murdered?

10. What happens in chapter one while Lindsay is playing cards at Hope Street?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) What was the main plot of the story?

2) What were three of the top subplots in the story? How did they affect the main plot?

3) What was the climax of the main plot?

Essay Topic 2

1) Why did the killer choose to go after Claire before going after Lindsay or Cindy?

2) Why did the killer ask Claire if she had anything in common with the other victims?

3) Do you believe it was Frank or Rusty making the decisions as to who would be the next victims? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

1) Describe Lindsay's character in the story.

2) In what ways is Lindsay a typical cop? In what ways is she atypical?

3) Would you describe Lindsay as a flawed character? Why or why not?

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