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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pierce receive at 2:15 AM when he is searching for Sante?
(a) A letter.
(b) An email from Mr. Smith.
(c) A phone message.
(d) A fax.

2. What does Christine have to change because of the media?
(a) The route she takes to school.
(b) He phone number.
(c) Apartments.
(d) The location of her office.

3. What does Mr. Smith cut from Isabella's body?
(a) Toes.
(b) Hair.
(c) Fingers.
(d) Heart.

4. How does Craig characterize Pierce in Chapter 104?
(a) As a bumbler.
(b) As being misrepresented.
(c) As a cold-blooded killer.
(d) As being innocent.

5. With whom is Cross speaking on an airfield?
(a) Sondra Greenberg and Pierce.
(b) Sampson and Pierce.
(c) FBI agents.
(d) Christine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cross ask Christine to do at the end of the novel?

2. Where does Soneji meet Shareef Thomas?

3. What household object does Pierce use to interrogate Conklin?

4. What is Cross' condition when Pierce calls the hospital in Chapter 82?

5. What does Pierce say to Sampson before he leaves Princeton to go to Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cross notice about Pierce's apartment?

2. Describe Soneji's final moments.

3. Is Pierce looking for Soneji's partner?

4. How does Cross try to live his life differently after the Mr. Smith case is closed?

5. What is Cross' reaction to his surprise party?

6. What is Soneji's state of mind as he hurries through Bellevue on his way to the fourth floor?

7. Describe Sondra Greenberg.

8. Does Mr. Smith seem to know a lot about Abel Sante?

9. What do Pierce and Sampson discover on Walter Murphy's farm?

10. What does Pierce find in Conklin's cellar?

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