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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 is the mortuary where Eddie Cochran's body is taken?

2. Why is Sam Polk angry at Eddie Cochran?

3. Who is Sam Polk's new wife?

4. What had Frannie told Eddie on the night he was found dead?

5. Who was the middle man in Sam's drug deal?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Linda Polk and why does she speak to a man named Alphonse Page at Army Distributing, her father's company?

2. What does Moses ask Dismas to do about Eddie's death and what does he offer him in return?

3. What is the premise of DEAD IRISH?

4. What physical evidence does Dismas glean that proves to him that Eddie did not commit suicide?

5. What does Dismas speculate about Sam's wife, Nika's, possible interest in Eddie Cochran?

6. What does Dismas learn from Linda Polk about the troubles of Army Distributing?

7. How do the people who cared for Eddie Cochran seem to be managing during the time after his funeral?

8. How does Dismas get involved in another murder investigation while with Abe?

9. What does Father Cavanaugh tell Dismas about Eddie's concerns about what was going on at Army Distributing?

10. What does Steven Cochran do when it seems as if Eddie has even eclipsed him in death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Father Cavanaugh. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Lescroart uses more than one instance of irony in the play. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Lescroart use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

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