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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 happens to Cross in his house the night after his surprise party?

2. What does a Slave scope do?

3. Whom does Christine see waiting for her outside her office at the end of Chapter 88?

4. How does Sampson feel when he is on surveillance with Cross a few miles from Pierce's hotel in Princeton?

5. What does Sampson say is a metaphor for their case in Chapter 127?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Nana want Craig and Pierce to tell her about Cross?

3. Describe Soneji's final moments.

4. What is Sampson's reaction to the attack on Cross family?

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

6. How does Mr. Smith interfere with Cross' time with his children in the grocery store?

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

8. Is Cross expected to live after being attacked in his home?

9. What does Pierce remember about the unusual detail in his Cambridge foyer on the night Isabella is murdered?

10. What message does Mr. Smith leave for Cross after he has killed Inez?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Pierce Thomas. How do other characters respond to him? What does he think of himself? What fatal flaw does his character have?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism of the cellar in Soneji's life. What does his nightmare with the cellar begin, and how does he feel when he is free from the cellar?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Kyle Craig lead Pierce to believe Cross is in grave condition after his attack? How does he plan to trap Pierce? In what way does he involve Cross?

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