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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 was the Code Killer?

2. Why do they go back to this location?

3. As Terry drives to Graciela's what does he suspect?

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

5. After Terry and Jaye arrive at Noone's address, who is the next to show up?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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 does Jaye think that Terry should turn himself in?

6. After seeing Tony, where do Terry and Buddy go?

7. Why is Terry afraid to tell Graciela the truth about the killer?

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

9. After researching Kenyon's file, Terry decides to call Jaye with what information?

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

Because Blood Work is a mystery novel, foreshadowing seems almost necessary to keep the plot moving.

- Give three instances of foreshadowing from the book.

- Comment on whether or not you feel Connelly effectively used foreshadowing to keep the pace of his book exciting.

Essay Topic 2

Examine why it is difficult for Jaye to put her entire career on the line to stand by Terry?

Discuss whether or not this is because she is a female FBI agent.

How does gender control what Jaye thinks she can and cannot do for a friend?

Essay Topic 3

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

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