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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 do people stay away from the swamp on Murtry Island?
(a) The bugs are overwhelming.
(b) Alice, the crocodile, just had babies.
(c) It smells like something rotting.
(d) It is used for drug trafficking.

2. What shape left a bruise on one of the victims in Chapter 7?
(a) A pagan star.
(b) A moon with two suns orbiting.
(c) A diamond.
(d) A cross with a loop on the end.

3. What was the name of the victim from the basement in St-Jovite?
(a) Anna.
(b) Simonette.
(c) Guillion.
(d) Malachy.

4. Who is the leader of the commune found in Chapter 18?
(a) Carlie.
(b) Harley.
(c) Dom.
(d) Kathryn.

5. What is Brennan's daughter's name?
(a) Ryan.
(b) Tempe.
(c) Katy.
(d) Harry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Ryan comes to Brennan's office in Chapter 10, what does he do when he arrives?

2. What is Brennan's ex-husband's name?

3. Where did Brennan's sister take her first classes?

4. What weather does Brennan prefer?

5. What does Ryan do in Chapter 10 that annoys Brennan?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, Brennan resists helping Ryan, but ends up agreeing to meet with him. What were her reasons? Give more than one.

2. 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?

3. By the end of Chapter 4, Temperance Brennan is already working on two cases. What are the two cases and why was she asked to take them?

4. In Chapter 16, Sam wants Brennan to do something for him. Why her? And why does Brennan not want to do it?

5. Why does Pierre LaManche call Brennan at three in the morning in Chapter 1?

6. Where is Temperance Brennan from and what does she do? What is she working on in Chapter 1?

7. In Chapter 17, Ryan complains about not being able to reach Sheriff Baker. What is ironic about this? Explain.

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

9. What suspenseful event happens at the end of Chapter 15 ? What makes it suspenseful? What does it lead to in Chapter 16?

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

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