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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. When Harry visits the dominatrix for the first time, where does he find someone tied up?

2. What happens when Harry and Edgar go to Elias' private investigator's office in Chapter 23?

3. Who does Harry have get the search warrants he wants in Chapter 26?

4. Why does Entrenkin ask for all of Elias' files back?

5. Why does Harry say it is likely that Sam Kincaid killed Elias?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harry learn from meeting with Elias' staff in Chapter 16?

2. Why do Harry and his team search the Kincaid residence in Chapter 32?

3. What happens after Eleanor loses her job?

4. What happens when Harry asks the Kincaids about going to the car wash?

5. What does Mrs. Kincaid tell Harry when he meets with her at her old house?

6. Why does Sheehan become a suspect in the Elias case for a second time?

7. How does Garwood describe Chastain's role in the Black Warrior case?

8. What do Harry and Edgar learn about the car wash subpoena when they visit the car wash?

9. What happens when Harry interviews the dominatrix?

10. What does Irving announce at his final press conference?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How are press conferences used in this novel? How do they impact the role of power in the novel? Compare the three conferences to each other in terms of success for the police and success for the public.

Essay Topic 2

How does Harry's wife play a role in Harry's work in "Angels Flight"? How do the changes in Harry's relationship change him in other ways? What does Harry's relationship with his wife reveal?

Essay Topic 3

How is controversy used to maintain reader interest in this novel? Examine the way the author uses controversy and the commentary he has on controversy.

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