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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 Mercer tell Lindsay in chapter forty-two that she hadn't known about Mercer?

2. What does Mercer buy while at Kim's shop in chapter forty-three?

3. What does Mercer's wife say the doctor had found in Mercer's pocket?

4. What is Lindsay told when she arrives at the scene in chapter thirty-two?

5. What does Lindsay notice when she is driving home in chapter fifty?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. After thinking about what Weiscz told Lindsay what does she do?

3. What does Lindsay learn about Frank Coombs?

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

5. Describe Lindsay's meeting with Weiscz.

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

7. Describe the meeting that Lindsay and the FBI have in chapter fifty-four.

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

9. How does officer Davidson die?

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

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

Choose one of the following to write about.

1) If you had to choose one of the jobs of the four women belonging to the murder club, which one would you choose and why? Lawyer, ME, Police officer, or Newspaper reporter.

2) Speculate on the reasons that Weiscz was willing to tell Lindsay anything when she went to talk to him in the prison system.

3) Could there have been something different put on the window of the church? If so what?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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