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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 does Ethridge ask Kay to find?

2. What does Mark do after he and Kay leave Sparacino's office?

3. Who has a lot to lose if the manuscript is published?

4. To where does Beryl fly in Chapter 6?

5. Who appears at the restaurant as Kay and Mark finish dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Beryl speak at the meeting as a favor?

2. How does Al know Beryl Madison, and what does he discover about her car?

3. In Chapter 2, in addition to telling Kay that he is relocating to northern Virginia, for what purpose does Mark James visit Kay?

4. In Chapter 9, what does Pete learn about Jeb Price?

5. What makes Kay suspicious enough to return to her office in the OCME, and what does she find there?

6. In Chapter 4, why does Joni Hamm believe that the killer gets in and out of vehicles all day?

7. What impression does Kay gain about the time that Beryl Madison lived with the Harpers?

8. Why does Mark telephone Kay, and what happens when Kay tries to find out where he is?

9. How is Mrs. McTigue acquainted with Beryl?

10. In Chapter 1, how does Pete know that Beryl has not eaten a snack before she is killed?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

We learn about Beryl Madison and her fears first through her own writing and then through Kay's investigation of her murder. Describe Beryl's personality and fears through the eyes of Beryl and through Kay.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 17, Kay says that she "regrets not killing Frankie, but that Frankie is never born." Given what you know about Kay, is this statement out of character for her? Why or why not? Cite examples from the book to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Sterling visits Johns Hopkins Hospital for cancer treatments. Does she try to keep her cancer secret? When we learn that she commits suicide, what is the state of her cancer? Is there something else at play here besides her illness?

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