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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. Where is Sam's body found?

2. What does Alphonse leave at the scene of Linda's murder?

3. Where does Alphonse say he was on the night of Eddie Cochran's death?

4. Where does Abe meet with Fr. Cavanaugh?

5. What does Fr. Cavanaugh do when Rose challenges him on the last time he met with Eddie Cochran?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Arturo Cruz' reasons for lying to the police about his knowledge of Eddie's death?

2. Who is Matthew R. Brody III and what information does he give Dismas regarding blackmailing Arturo Cruz?

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Dismas go to the small town of Gonzalez?

8. Which murder does Alphonse Page admit to and which can he not be named as a suspect?

9. What are the circumstances of Sam Polk's death?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Dismas, Jane, and the Cochrans. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, and socialization.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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