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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 does Terry also ignore the intimacy the two shared?

2. How does Graciela's questioning ruin the intimate mood that Terry has tried to establish?

3. What update does Jaye give Terry?

4. What type of car does Buddy drive?

5. Why does Graciela begin crying while she and Terry snuggle in bed together?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ruins the mood of the potentially exciting and intimate weekend?

2. What happens at the big meeting on Monday morning?

3. Why is Terry so relucyant to turn himself into the FBI even though he knows he is innocent?

4. Why does Jaye think that Terry should turn himself in?

5. What is Terry looking forward to this weekend (In Chapter 22)?

6. After looking at the Kenyon files, what does Terry discover?

7. At the end of Chapter 27, what startles Terry when he and Graciela are on the house boat together?

8. If anything happens to Terry, what does he want Graciela to do?

9. Why is Dr. Fox angry when she sees Graciela and Terry?

10. Why does Terry refuse to let Graciela take him back home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Blood Work, Terry is set up by the killer. The Code Killer plants many pieces of evidence to ensure that Terry will be accused of all the killings.

1. Why was the FBI so quick to jump on Terry as the murderer?

2. Examine Terry's actions after her he accused. Does he do anything to take suspicion away from himself?

3. How was the FBI lazy at first regarding the cases but then two quick to judge Terry?

Essay Topic 3

The title of a novel can be the deciding factor in whether someone reads a book.

Describe how Connelly ties in the title of his novel with the content of the novel. Why is it important to have a title that captures the eye of an audience?

What does the title symbolize to 3 main characters?

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