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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. In Chapter 12, why does Claudel call Brennan.
2. What weather does Brennan prefer?
3. What was the name of the victim from the basement in St-Jovite?
4. Where does Brennan always work in the summer?
5. What does Brennan specialize in?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Harry's character. What does she look like? How does she act? What does she value?
2. Chapter 3 introduces Detective Ryan. What type of relationship do Ryan and Brennan have?
3. 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?
4. In Chapter 16, Sam wants Brennan to do something for him. Why her? And why does Brennan not want to do it?
5. What type of person is Brennan? How do you know?
6. What type of procedure does Brennan have to do on the murdered infants bodies in Chapter 7? Describe the procedure. Why does she need to do this?
7. What suspenseful event happens at the end of Chapter 15 ? What makes it suspenseful? What does it lead to in Chapter 16?
8. In Chapter 13, what types of things does Brennan do to establish boundaries between her ex-husband and herself?
9. What suspenseful event happens at the end of Chapter 11? What might it foreshadow? Was there anything that foreshadowed this happening? If so, what?
10. What evidence in Chapter 2 makes Brennan worry about finding children in St-Jovite?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses allusions in the novel, "Death Du Jour." These allusions are meant to be easily recognized by the reader and add to the scene. Find at least three allusions used in the novel and write an essay about how the allusions support the mood, setting, and/or characterization in the scene. Moreover, you will need to do some research into the allusion. Who or what was alluded? What is most well-known about the allusion?
Essay Topic 2
In an essay, analyze the narrator of "Death Du Jour." What type of narrator is Temperance Brennan? Describe her internal and external characteristics. What does she value? Disvalue? Does she change? If she does, how? If she does not, why not? What does the narrator learn. What is her tone when she speaks? Is there a reason for her name?
Essay Topic 3
Is "Death Du Jour" a work of hope or despair? Write an essay using examples and citing the book to defend your assertions.
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