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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. Why are people not allowed on Murtry Island without Sam's approval?
2. In Chapter 14, who talks Brennan into helping Ryan?
3. Why does Brennan return to Charlotte in Chapter 13?
4. Why does Brennan have difficulty finding the grave in Chapter 1?
5. What are the unique features of a young woman found dead?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 12, why does Brennan read from the Belanger journals?
2. What happens when Brennan asks Jeannotte if Anna participates in a Satanic cult?
3. Describe Harry's character. What does she look like? How does she act? What does she value?
4. What evidence in Chapter 2 makes Brennan worry about finding children in St-Jovite?
5. While waiting to go into the basement to look at some remains, Brennan finds the fireman offensive. What does he say and do that makes her uncomfortable? What does this tell you about the type of world Brennan works in?
6. What type of person is Brennan? How do you know?
7. In Chapter 6, Dr. Brennan visits Dr. Jeannotte to find out if she can help her find information about Elisabeth Nicolet's birth. At the end of the conversation, Jeannotte asks Brennan if she believes in God and Brennan replies that she does not always believe in the next day. What does this dialogue reveal about Jeannotte? About Brennan?
8. What point of view is the novel written in and what does the reader learn about the narrator as a result? Give specifics from the novel.
9. Chapter 3 introduces Detective Ryan. What type of relationship do Ryan and Brennan have?
10. What suspenseful event happens at the end of Chapter 15 ? What makes it suspenseful? What does it lead to in Chapter 16?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Identify the main external or internal conflict in the novel. Is it man vs self, society, nature, god, fate, or technology? What examples can you provide from the text. Is there a resolution to the conflict? What is it? Will this likely be a conflict for Brennan again?
Essay Topic 2
The end of the novel contains a mood of fear. How does Reichs create this mood? How does the atmosphere effect the characters emotionally? Physically?
Essay Topic 3
Temperance Brennan and Andrew Ryan work together often and feel attracted to each other. At the same time, they drive each other crazy. Write a paper comparing and contrasting Brennan and Ryan. Conclude with an analysis of why they like each other and still fight all the time.
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