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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 does Abe tell Alphonse that panics him a little bit?

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

3. Which of the following did NOT happen to Steven Cochran?

4. What happened to make Diz essentially drop out of his life?

5. Why does Sam Polk fail to show up for his meeting with Diz and Abe?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Dismas meets with Father Cavanaugh and does not realize that the priest reveals a huge piece of information in the case. What is it?

3. What surprises Abe when he meets Father Cavanaugh?

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

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

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

7. What does Arturo Cruz tell Dismas about the night Eddie died and how can he prove that he did not kill him?

8. What might the death of Eddie Cochran teach Dismas about coming to terms with the death of his own infant son?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of greed. Identify at least two themes about greed in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Dismas. 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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