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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 nickname for District Attorney Bargen?

2. Why does Fr. Cavanaugh say that he was almost happy that Eddie died?

3. Who inadvertently tells Big Ed that Frannie is pregnant?

4. Who is the lawyer handling the lawsuit against Cruz Publishing?

5. Who does Diz need to see when he is unable to find the answers in Eddie's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dismas finally know who had made the 911 call reporting Eddie's death?

2. What feeling does Dismas get that Eddie's death has not been related to a drug deal or trouble at work?

3. What surprises Abe when he meets Father Cavanaugh?

4. What are the circumstances of Linda Polk's death?

5. What bit of information does Rose, the rectory housekeeper, find to be out of place when Father Cavanaugh talks with Abe?

6. Explain the irony of Sam's doing the drug deal to get more money to keep Nika.

7. What personal pain does Dismas come to terms with in Chapter 25 and how does Jane respond?

8. What is revealed about Arturo Cruz and his knowledge about Eddie Cochran in Chapter 17?

9. What advice does Dismas get from his former father-in-law, Judge Fowler, about the case?

10. How has Glitzky's murder case unraveled at this point?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Lescroart's use of humor in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where he did.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Abe. 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?

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