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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 old was the DT killer's 4th victim?

2. In Chapter 2, how long has it been since Max was found not guilty in a court trial?

3. In Chapter 9, what does Pip step on when she is running?

4. In Chapter 5, when do Pip and Becca Bell speak on the phone?

5. What color hair does Nat da Silva have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Pip keep in her second drawer of her desk?

4. Why does Pip think of Medusa when she sees her mother in Chapter 5?

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

6. How did Harriet Hunter meet Andie Bell?

7. What does Pip tell Ravi about the DT Killer?

8. Why does Pip have a spreadsheet with information about Ravi's family?

9. At the end of Chapter 5, what case is Pip considering taking, and why?

10. What does Pip read in an article about Billy Karras?

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 is portrayed as a catalyst. How is Max a catalyst for many of the things that happen in As Good As Dead?

Essay Topic 3

Pip’s behavior becomes risky. In what way does Pip’s behavior become risky? Why does she believe her actions are justified?

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