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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 Jim Barnes do to a mute patient?

2. What is the name of the psychiatric hospital where the killer was a patient?

3. For what does Ethridge say has Mark James done time?

4. Who has possibly made a complaint against Jim Jim?

5. Why is Kay looking for PJ?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, how does Kay confuse and distract the courier in her home?

2. In Chapter 14, why do Kay and Pete return to Valhalla, and what do they learn during their visit?

3. How does Kay gain PJ's trust?

4. Who is Al's friend at Valhalla, and what is characteristic about him?

5. Why can Al never work as a psychologist?

6. Why is Jim Barnes fired, and what happens to him?

7. Where does Kay find PJ?

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

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

10. What does Kay discover about Sterling's whereabouts during the murder of her brother Cary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Review the portion of the book that describes Pete's interview of Al Hunt. What does Pete get out of Al? Why is Pete so successful in pulling details from Al? Could Kay have gotten similar information from Al? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Both Al Hunt and Frankie Aims spend time in Valhalla and become friends. What is common about their backgrounds and their social maladjustments? Does Frankie have a detrimental influence on Al? Explain your reasons for your answer.

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