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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 Christine have to change because of the media?

2. How does Soneji die?

3. Where does Cross go in Chapter 112?

4. What does Mr. Smith cut from Isabella's body?

5. What does Cross tell Groza that that Soneji wants most after Soneji has escaped from the hospital room?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why do Sampson and Pierce travel to Princeton, NJ?

6. Is Abel Sante well-liked?

7. What does Pierce think about his discovery of evidence in the coal stove in Cross' cellar?

8. Does Sampson become angry with Pierce for leaving to go to Paris?

9. What does Christine like about Laura Dixon's first grade students?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot development of this novel. How does the author connect the two stories of Soneji and Mr. Smith?

Essay Topic 2

Pierce yells to Cross, "Let Smith kill Pierce!" How does Pierce try to let Smith kill him? Is he successful? Why or why not?

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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