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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. Who watches Brennan work in Chapter 1?
2. Who finds the body on Murtry Island?
3. In Chapter 17, who calls early in the morning to tell Brennan she is the only one who can help him?
4. In Chapter 14, Ryan states that the phone company finally turned over the phone records for the St-Jovite case. What location was called that holds both Ryan and Brennan's interest?
5. In Chapter 3, who brings Brennan coffee and a sandwich while she is in the basement?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 17, Ryan complains about not being able to reach Sheriff Baker. What is ironic about this? Explain.
2. In Chapter 12, why does Brennan read from the Belanger journals?
3. What evidence in Chapter 2 makes Brennan worry about finding children in St-Jovite?
4. 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?
5. What do the events in Chapters 16 and 17 reveal about Brennan's character?
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. 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?
8. Describe Harry's character. What does she look like? How does she act? What does she value?
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 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?
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
Pick three scenes where dialogue played a vital role in either moving the action along or revealing something about a characters. In an essay, determine the importance of dialogue and why this was the best way or why there is a better way to do this.
Essay Topic 3
"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.
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