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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 Jenkins Pelfry tell Harry about the press' involvement in the Elias case?

2. What does Sheehan confess about the Black Warrior case?

3. What does Sheehan's wife say the Kincaid case did to Sheehan?

4. After looking at the pictures and video of Stacey online, what does Harry conclude about her abuser?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Harry visits Harris for the first time?

3. What happens when Harry returns home to his house after the press conference?

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

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

6. How does Rider link the dominatrix's website with the Kincaid case?

7. After the FBI join the Elias case, what deal does Harry make with them?

8. Why are Harry's partners upset about the second press conference?

9. How does Charlotte's Web incriminate Sam Kincaid?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role do marriages play in this novel? How are marriages defined? How do they impact character and plot development?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Examine Elias as a tragic hero. Does he meet the definition of the term? Why/why not?

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