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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 did the FBI find on Terry's boat?

2. On the list of blood donors, what information do they find?

3. Who was the Code Killer?

4. What update does Jaye give Terry?

5. Who is Luther Hatch?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. As Terry and Buddy return to the boat, who is waiting for them and what does this person inform Terry of?

10. When Terry gets an apology from Arrango, how does he feel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Grief is a central theme to Blood Work. Examine and explain how each of the below characters deals with grief and sadness in their own ways?

- Terry

- Graciela

- Raymond

- Steve Kang

- Amelia

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think the Code Killer/James Noone/Daniel Crimmons was driven to kill?

Secondly, why was Terry unable to profile the killer and understand that these three people were the same?

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