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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 Claire say she thinks is possible after her examination of Mercer's body.

2. What does Charlie tell Lindsay that they did find at Davidson's murder scene?

3. What does Cappy do to Evans in chapter thirty-seven while asking him questions?

4. What is Lindsay told that Weiscz did to get sent to Pelican Bay?

5. What does the killer do in his 911 call to the police that gets Davidson to the building?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the memorial service that is held for Tasha Catchings.

2. What do Lindsay and her father discuss when he first arrives at her home?

3. Describe the scene when Lindsay first meets with the warden of Pelican Bay, Estes.

4. What does Claire tell Lindsay she found in her examination of the skin from under Estelle Chipman's fingernails in chapter twenty-nine?

5. Describe Lindsay's meeting with Weiscz.

6. What does Cindy find on Chimera in chapter fifty-six?

7. What happens when Cindy's date arrives in chapter forty-nine?

8. What do Mercer and Lindsay discuss in chapter forty-two?

9. What happens in chapter fifty when Lindsay has left the bar?

10. Describe the call that the killer made to 911 that lured Davidson in to be killed.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

1) Speculate on why the white supremacy group in the story chose the Chimera as its symbol.

2) What was significant about the name that was underlined in the mythology book?

3) If you had to pick a different symbol for the group what would you pick and why?

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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