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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. After receiving the disturbing phone call, what does Wheaton tell Jordan he's injecting into her intravenously?

2. Where does Wheaton tell Glass all of his victims are buried?

3. Where do Jordan and Wendy go walking?

4. What does Lenz think about Gaines's involvement in the murders after questioning him for the first time?

5. Jordan and Kaiser discover the killings first started happening in ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Smith confess to Jordan about why he and Wheaton have heated arguments?

2. What are Gaines and his girlfriend doing as Lenz and Kaiser prepare to question him for the first time?

3. What does the gunman tell Jordan as he is holding her hostage?

4. What does Jordan realize about Wheaton when she wakes up in the bathtub?

5. What does Juan confess to the investigators about Smith and Wheaton?

6. What does Gaines claim as he is holding people hostage?

7. How does the FBI team react to Jordan's theory that the killer has Multiple Personality Disorder?

8. Who is Conrad Hoffman?

9. What is surprising to Jordan about Kaiser's house?

10. Why does Glass claim to know who Jordan is when she walks in during his interview with Frank and Lenz?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between Jordan and Jill. Using direct evidence from the text, make sure to address the following: 1) what their relationship has been like historically, 2) what their relationship is like by the time the novel concludes, and 3) what the reader learns about these two characters through their interactions with each other.

Essay Topic 2

In an essay, discuss what function Jordan's mother serves in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Murder mysteries are an especially popular type of novel. Discuss at least four aspects of Iles's writing style that resonate so strongly with such a large audience, citing specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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