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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. Which of the following occupations has Dismas NOT had?

2. Who is the medical examiner who inspects Eddie's body?

3. In which of the following ways does Fr. Cavanaugh NOT act priestly when he talks with Diz?

4. Who is Eddie Cochran's wife?

5. With which employee does Dismas first speak when arriving at the Cruz Building?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What business problems does Frannie tell Dismas that Eddie was experiencing?

4. Who is Abe Glitsky and how does he know Dismas?

5. Why is Father Cavanaugh's quasi-confession to Dismas so important?

6. What is the nature of Father Cavanaugh's relationship with Eddie Cochran's mother, Erin?

7. Why does Frannie think that her pregnancy may have been a factor if Eddie did indeed commit suicide?

8. Who is Steven Cochran and how does Dismas try to befriend him?

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

10. What is the dilemma facing the funeral director if Eddie's death is ruled a suicide?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greed takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

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 Pico. What is his role in the story? What was the author trying to accomplish by creating Pico's character in the novel?

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