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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the detectives having difficulty finding out who lived in the house that burned down?
(a) The people who died were trespassers.
(b) The landlord lives in Europe.
(c) It had been abandoned for years.
(d) They were not liked by the neighbors.

2. What does Brennan's sister want to study?
(a) Holistic counseling.
(b) Forensics.
(c) Hot air ballooning.
(d) Psychology.

3. What type of work does Brennan do?
(a) Education.
(b) Medical.
(c) Forensics.
(d) Police.

4. In Chapter 9, what does Jeannotte give Brennan?
(a) Elisabeth's birth certificate.
(b) Elisabeth's journals.
(c) History books about the Nicolet family.
(d) Journals written by Elisabeth's uncle.

5. According to the woman in Chapter 18 who lets Brennan, Ryan, and Baker into the main house, why is it doubtful that phone calls were made from St-Jovite to their group?
(a) They never had a phone.
(b) They have restrictions for telephone use.
(c) The phone is disconnected.
(d) They believe phones are evil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unusual about the murder of Carole Comptois?

2. What is the setting in Chapter 16?

3. How many confirmed dead are in Chapter 2?

4. What does Brennan find unsettling about Dr. Jeannotte?

5. What occasion causes everyone to go to Hurley's in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Brennan is shocked when she sees the skull of Elisabeth Nicolet, but she does not indicate why. Why does Kathy Reich withhold this information? What is the effect? And what might be the problem based on Brennan's questions to the priest?

2. In Chapters 15 through 18, Brennan becomes snippy with Ryan. What is the probable cause of her wish to not see Ryan and her rude behavior when speaking with him?

3. What happens when Brennan asks Jeannotte if Anna participates in a Satanic cult?

4. In Chapter 13, what types of things does Brennan do to establish boundaries between her ex-husband and herself?

5. In Chapter 15, Sam Rayburn is introduced. Who is he? What does he do? What is he like?

6. In Chapter 12, why does Monsieur Claudel think the woman he found dead is Anna Goyette and still think so after Brennan asks Sister Julienne? Why does Sister Julienne disagree?

7. What type of person is Sandy O'Reilly? Is she a reliable character? Give evidence to support your assertions.

8. In Chapter 12, why does Brennan read from the Belanger journals?

9. The death of the infants in Chapter 7 reveals emotions in all of the characters involved in the case. Brennan also feels strongly about it. How does she explain her emotions?

10. In Chapter 18, Brennan and Ryan find a commune on Saint Helena Island. What is suspicious about the behavior they encounter? Give examples.

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