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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 office is on the main floor of Bellevue Hospital about which Soneji gets nervous?

2. Who is Simon Conklin?

3. How does Craig characterize Pierce in Chapter 104?

4. How tall is Sampson?

5. Cross says to blame Craig for what in Chapter 102?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 5, does Pierce know that Cross is out of the hospital?

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

3. Why does Christine travel in an FBI sedan?

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

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

6. Describe Sondra Greenberg.

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

8. What is the first clue Pierce leaves after he has killed Isabella?

9. After Mr. Smith autopsies Sante, what does he do?

10. Is Pierce looking for Soneji's partner?

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

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 3

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

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