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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. Why does Evans first say that he will not talk to Lindsay in chapter thirty-seven?

2. What was Lindsay doing when she heard the news about Mercer?

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

4. What is called in that gets Davidson and his partner to the building in chapter thirty-one?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lindsay learn about Frank Coombs?

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

3. Describe the murder of Mercer.

4. What changes occur after the death of Mercer?

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

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

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

8. Describe the scene where Claire is attacked.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Does it seem accurate when Lindsay explains that Jill is not in a partnership with her husband but in competition with him?

2) Speculate on how a marriage would get to that point.

3) Do you believe that all of the women in the book would have the same tendencies? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

1) Was Mercer's death in the story necessary?

2) What do you believe Mercer was going to tell Lindsay?

3) Do you think that Mercer knew that the events surrounding Lindsay's father leaving were connected to Chimera?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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