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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. How long did Elliot Ward keep Isla Jordan captured?

2. At the end of Chapter 3, how many times does Pip hear the sound of a gun going off in her mind?

3. What does Naomi want to tell the police about in Chapter 6?

4. How old was Billy Karras when he was arrested?

5. What did the DT killer take from his victim, Melissa Denny?

Short Essay Questions

1. What flashback does Pip have at the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. Who was Julia Hunter, and what did her sister say about things that happened before Julia was killed?

3. What happens after Pip visits the Bell house in Chapter 17?

4. Why does Maria Karras believe her son is not the DT Killer?

5. How is Pip sleeping in Chapter 9?

6. What message is Pip geeting on her email and on Twitter and how often?

7. How does Ravi think the meeting with Pip and his extended family went?

8. In Chapter 1, what is the first thing that Pip sees when she walks into the room where the mediation is being held?

9. What does Ravi say about being able to protect Pip in Chapter 13?

10. How do pathologists determine time of death in a homicide case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters?

Essay Topic 2

Max files a libel suit against Pip. Is the defamation suit against Pip justified?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in As Good As Dead to help characters communicate? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner?

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