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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 she has?

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

3. What does Weiscz say when Lindsay tells him she is investigating four murders?

4. What do Cindy and Aaron Winslow find that they have in common?

5. What does Lorraine tell Lindsay in chapter thirty-six?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene where Claire is attacked.

2. What changes occur after the death of Mercer?

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

4. Describe Lindsay's meeting with Weiscz.

5. What happens when Lindsay interrogates Evans in chapter thirty?

6. How does officer Davidson die?

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

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

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

10. What does Lindsay learn about Frank Coombs?

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) Compare Frank Coombs to Rusty Coombs.

2) Speculate on the relationship that Frank and Rusty had. How is it possible that Rusty's mother didn't realize the truth of her son?

3) In regards to Rusty Coombs do you think it is more a question of nature or nurture that could be viewed as the basis for his views and actions? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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