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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 Jace tell Krissy he is scared of in Chapter Three?

2. What was the first murder case Margot ever covered?

3. Why does the butcher tell Margot that Krissy was jealous of January?

4. Where is Krissy born and raised?

5. Who does Margot know from her school days that helps her as a police person?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is hindering Margot's ability to do her job well in Part I?

2. Who do many in Wakarusa killed January?

3. What does the graffiti on Billy's barn say in Part II?

4. What is Billy's family known for in Wakarusa?

5. What is one big piece of evidence Detective Townsend says the police had against Krissy Jacobs?

6. Why can Margot not interview Krissy in 2019?

7. Why does Margot get fired?

8. What do the detectives zero in on during their visit to January's room?

9. What does Margot do for a living and how does she feel about her job?

10. Who does Margot see who she thinks is following her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Krissy always feel as if she, as January's mother, was always under greater scrutiny and suspicion as a potential suspect than Billy, as the father, was? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Flowers treat the topic of early-onset dementia through Luke's character? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why and when does Margot begin to suspect that her beloved Uncle Luke is hiding some significant secrets of his own? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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