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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. Where does Harry pull evidence from the Dobb case?

2. In Chapter 18, why is Harris in the apartment?

3. Why does Harris give Harry the name of Elias' investigator?

4. What does a reporter ask Harry at the second press conference?

5. How does Harry escape the crowd of rioters in Chapter 40?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Harry asks the Kincaids to meet him at their old house?

2. What happens after Eleanor loses her job?

3. What does the car wash subpoena make Harry realize about Elias' letters?

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

5. What happens when Harry looks over Elias' case files again before giving them to Entrenkin?

6. What seems strange about Sheehan's death?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Elias' murder begins a riot rooted in race issues. How does race motivate the characters in this novel? In what ways is race a character itself? What lesson is learned?

Essay Topic 3

Chastain's death at the end of the novel is ironic. Describe why Chastain's death is ironic and how this impacts the development of the novel.

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