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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. Who goes with Alex to the Sea Breeze Motel to talk with the Swopes?

2. What color is Doug's hair?

3. In the poster behind the desk at Adam and Eve Messenger Service, what is in Adam's ear?

4. What is the name of the person from Alex's message service that delivers the initial message from Raoul?

5. What does Mrs. Moody find hanging from her doorknob?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the Touchers?

2. What reason does Diane Severe give Mr. Moody for only allowing him supervised visits with his children?

3. What does Alex tell Milo is done to help children cope with being in the Laminar Airflow rooms?

4. Why did Milo choose not to take the lieutenants exam when it was offered to him?

5. Why does Milo answer "Maybe. Maybe not" to Alex's inquiry as to whether or not the scene at the Sea Breeze Motel looks bad?

6. Why does Jan Rambo nickname Nona Daisy Mae?

7. Why does Doug Carmichael keep his job with Adam and Eve Messenger Service a secret?

8. How were the bodies of the Swopes found?

9. Why did Robin feel that putting in a koi pond might be beneficial to Alex?

10. What leads Beverly to immediately conclude that Milo is a cop even though she has not met him and he's not in uniform?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why did the author choose first person point of view to tell this story? What advantages to using first person are there? What are the disadvantages?

Essay Topic 2

How is Kellerman uniquely qualified to write a crime novel such as this? What is his background? How is he similar to Alex?

Essay Topic 3

How does the relationship between Raoul and Alex change as the novel progresses? What causes the change? How does Alex feel about Raoul at the end of the novel? Why?

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