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

2. When Terry returns to his boat, what is he unable to do?

3. Why is Jaye angry with Terry?

4. What is Terry banned from doing after his surgery?

5. What does Terry hope he can do for Graciela?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do police rarely use hypnotism in their investigations?

2. As the agents and Terry discuss the murder, what do they decide about the murder?

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

4. Why does Dr. Fox decide to release Terry from her care?

5. Why is Buddy so shocked to see Terry in an uncomfortable state?

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

7. When Terry asks Arrango about the time discrepancy in the Gloria Torres case, how does Arrango respond?

8. What makes Terry reconsider his weekend plans?

9. Why does Terry decide to help Graciela find Gloria's murder?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Terry discovers that Gloria, Cordell, and Kenyon were are killed to give him a heart donor, he feels extreme guilt.

Examine Terry's reaction to this guilt and discuss how he chooses to make amends for "taking lives," when it was not actually his fault they were killed.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of women throughout the book.

Describe how they assert themselves physically and emotionally during the novel:

- Gloria

- Graciela

- Jaye

- Dr Fox

Does this make them more powerful characters?

Essay Topic 3

How are Terry, Graciela and Raymond all bound to each other now?

How does Terry's new hart make him a part of a family, even if he never imagined he could be a part of one?

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