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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. Who is the detective who runs the Jacobs case?

2. How does Margot plan to pay her old rent while she lives with Luke?

3. What does Luke tell Margot she has got "for days" in Chapter Ten?

4. Why does Billy seem to think Krissy has something to do with January's killing in Chapter Nine?

5. Who was Luke's wife?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Detective Townsend tell Margot he knows killed January?

3. What does Krissy Jacobs think when she sees the spray-paint on her wall in 1994?

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

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

6. Why is Luke recently having a harder time in his life?

7. What crime case is Wakarusa fascinated with almost 25 years after it happens?

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

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

10. Who do many in Wakarusa killed January?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do the police fixate on the fact that January participated in dancing competitions, and specifically on her costumes, early in her murder investigation? How does Krissy feel about this turn in the investigation, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring Flowers's exploration of the topics of guilt and regret throughout the novel.

Essay Topic 3

How does Flowers describe Margot's feelings about reporting - her job - throughout the novel? How does reporting become a part of Margot's self-identity? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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