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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. What does Monsieur Hubert look like?
2. What does Brennan specialize in?
3. What is the nickname of Harry's son?
4. How does Brennan determine the age of the infant victims?
5. Who does Sister Julienne look for in Chapter 8?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. 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.
3. 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?
4. What is ironic about Dr. Jeannotte telling Dr. Brennan that evil people don't exist and that "the myth continues, even here in Montreal, only now there's a new bogeyman practicing ritual child killing" (113)?
5. 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?
6. Why does Pierre LaManche call Brennan at three in the morning in Chapter 1?
7. What suspenseful event happens at the end of Chapter 15 ? What makes it suspenseful? What does it lead to in Chapter 16?
8. How does the information that Anna Goyette is Dr. Jeannotte's assistant increase the suspense?
9. In Chapter 6, Brennan meets Dr. Jeannotte's teaching assistant. Describe the teaching assistant based on Brennan's observations and conversation with her.
10. What do the events in Chapters 16 and 17 reveal about Brennan's character?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
While motives are not excuses, it is important to understand the motives of the antagonist because it helps explain how something came to exist. What were El's motives in starting a cult? What were her motives in killing the people at St-Jovite? What motivates El to organize a mass suicide?
Essay Topic 2
"Death Du Jour" has a theme of good versus evil. Choose at least three characters to discuss this theme. What makes him/her good? Evil? A combination? Defend your assertions with examples from the text.
Essay Topic 3
Write a critique of the resolution. Does it resolve too quickly or not quick enough? Was the climax strong enough or was there a moment in rising action that felt stronger? Does it make sense for Ryan to stay with Brennan? Why or why not? Does Daisy Jeannotte's death make sense? Why or why not?
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