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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 Cindy say that she used to name Lindsay in her article in chapter twenty-six?

2. What does Lindsay say when she is asked why she is there at Davidson's murder scene?

3. What does Evans tell Lindsay about the club when she lays down pictures in chapter thirty-eight?

4. What does Jacobi tell Lindsay when he calls her from the Blue Parrot?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does officer Davidson die?

2. Describe Lindsay's meeting with Weiscz.

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

4. Describe the conversation that Cindy and Winslow have in chapter thirty-nine.

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

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

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

8. What does Lindsay discover when she goes to see Mercer's wife?

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

10. What changes occur after the death of Mercer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Do you believe that the new police chief new that Lindsay was withholding something after he explained about the ninth bullet that was found in Frank Coombs? Why or why not?

2) Compare the relationship that Lindsay has with the new police chief as apposed to the relationship that she had with Mercer.

3) How has Lindsay changed over the course of the story?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

1) What did Tasha Catchings represent in the story?

2) Why was her murder what the story opened with?

3) Why was it significant that the window with Tasha in it was the last thing seen in the story or is it significant?

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