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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. With Buddy's help, what does Terry discover about Cordell's truck?

2. How long has it been since the heart transplant?

3. What word most accurately describes Graciela Rivers and her pursuit to find her sister's killer?

4. What did Noone give to the people investigating the shooting?

5. What did the FBI give Terry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bolotov choose to attack Terry?

2. What do the earrings and picture prove about the killer?

3. Why does Terry always become so angry with his neighbor, Buddy?

4. What do Jaye and Terry come to the conclusion of concerning Gloria's earring?

5. Why does Terry call this person to get more information regarding the James Cordell case?

6. What do the officers show to Terry that is extremely hard for him to digest?

7. Who denies Terry the ability to copy a very important aspect of the case?

8. Why is Terry surprised to see Graciela and Raymond at his door step?

9. After visiting VGC (Video GraFX Consultants) and Deltona Clocks, where does Terry go?

10. How does Buddy help to discover what is missing from James Cordell's personal effects?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As the book ends, it seems as though Graciela and Terry will have a future together.

1. Examine their current relationship and how they can work to improve it.

2. Analyze Graciela's feelings for Terry and why she was extremely attracted to the man that has her sister's heart.

Essay Topic 2

The fun of a mystery novel is figuring out who committed the crime, so Connelly could not give away who the murderer was in the first couple pages.

How does Connelly set the following characters up to look like they are the killer?

- Buddy

- Graciela

- Jaye

Essay Topic 3

While the drama of murder courses throughout the book, Terry is also discovering that he can be made vulnerable and possibly fall in love.

How is meeting Graciela good for Terry?

Why is she the driving force in the action of the book? If she had never come to find Terry, would the events in the book ever occurred?

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