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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 is one characteristic of a Valhalla patient named Frankie?

2. Whom does Kay call to provide an update on her travel plans?

3. What type of gun does Pete think Kay should have at home?

4. Who has sued Kay, the police, and the governor?

5. What holiday is approaching in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Kay go with Pete, and what does Pete give Kay?

2. What does Kay learn about Joseph McTigue when she makes a second visit to Mrs. McTigue?

3. In Chapter 15, why does Kay suddenly decide to go to Key West?

4. How does Kay learn that there is something on her back porch, and what is it?

5. In Chapter 12, what does Ethridge tell Kay about Mark James?

6. In Chapter 10, why does Kay travel to the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and what does she learn?

7. Where does Kay find PJ?

8. How does Al Hunt commit suicide?

9. In Chapter 16, what does Kay learn about Mark in Key West, and how does she react?

10. Who stops by Kay's table during breakfast with Ethridge, and whom does she recognize?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mark James comes back into Kay's life suddenly after 15 years. What are Kay's mixed emotions about Mark as she continues to work with him? Do Mark's actions and behaviors help or hinder Kay's feelings? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

When Kay meets with Mark and Sparacino in New York City, in Sparacino she finds a cunning, underhanded individual who haunts her in many ways. Why does Kay have reason to believe early on that he may be the murderer? Substantiate your answer with text portions in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the similarities in the murders of Beryl and Cary Harper's, and then discuss the differences Kay discovers. Which seem more important the common themes or the differences, and why?

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