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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 does Lindsay say that the killer would have to have been to set up the shots that killed Tasha?

2. What is the woman wearing when she answers the door in chapter twenty?

3. What does the killer notice when he enters the lobby of the building?

4. What does Lindsay say to tell Mercer in chapter twelve when someone says that he is looking for her?

5. What does Jacobi find in the woods behind the church?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conversation that Cindy and Aaron Winslow have in chapter twenty-two.

2. What happens when Lindsay is told they found the van?

3. What does Lindsay discover when she goes to the morgue to talk to Claire in chapter eleven?

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

5. Describe the scene in chapter fifteen when Lindsay meets the girls at the bar.

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

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

8. What does Lindsay explain about her parents?

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

10. Describe the conversation that Claire and Lindsay have in chapter twenty-three.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) How important are the roles of males and females as they are seen in 2nd Chance?

2) Do you feel that the author's portrayal of how men and women are viewed in relation to their capabilities and roles is accurate? Why or why not?

3) Do you think that the author has a firm grasp on women's behavior even though he is male? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

1) Do you think that the story could have been told from another character's point of view rather than Lindsay? If so which one and why?

2) If you were going to write a follow up story to 2nd Chance which character would be the main focus?

3) What effect did it have that the author put Lindsay's point of view in first person but used third person with the other characters? Could first or third have been used for all the characters? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

1) Did you feel that the author spent a lot of time explaining what happened in the book that the prequel to 2nd Chance? Explain.

2) Do you feel that more or less information was needed about past events? Why?

3) Did reading this book make you interested in reading other books in this series? Explain.

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