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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 must Terry figure out concerning Donald Kenyon?

2. Who does Terry call for help concerning the tapes?

3. When Terry calls Amelia to find out what blood type Cordell was, ____________

4. How does the Code Killer develop a personal relationship with Terry?

5. They print out the list and then begin to look for ____.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Terry call Buddy after leaving Graciela?

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

4. When Terry goes back to Video GraFX to see Tony, what does he sadly admit to Tony and what is Tony's reaction?

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

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

7. How does Terry figure out who the killer is?

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

9. How do the two hack into the Blood Center's database to check and see if the victims were also donors?

10. What makes Terry feel violated as he processes all of the information concerning the Code Killer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Because so many people were killed by the Code Killer, grief and coping with loss are two central themes of the novel. Describe how two of the below characters is able to cope with their pain. Next, compare their ways of coping to one another.

- Graciela

- Raymond

- Steve Kang

- Amelia Cordell

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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