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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 30, who is Brennan surprised to find alive?

2. How does Brennan know the person attacking her in Chapter 34 is the killer of Malachy and Mathias?

3. Who grabs Brennan as she approaches Harry in Chapter 34?

4. What does Brennan find in her kitchen?

5. Where do commercially packaged awareness programs sometimes recruit new members?

Short Essay Questions

1. The climax occurs at the end of Chapter 33. What happens? Why is this the climax and not a later event?

2. What does Red tell Brennan about cults in Chapter 28 that worries her?

3. In Chapter 29, why does Ryan think Kathryn is an unreliable source?

4. In Chapter 26, what are the three things that have probably set off Dom Owens' cult into a violent phase? Who tells Brennan this?

5. In Chapter 31, Jeannotte visits Brennan. What is the tone in the conversation? Why does Brennan believe Jeannotte is involved with the cult?

6. In Chapter 22, Brennan visits her friend in the sociology department, Red Skyler. She asks Red questions about cults. What characteristics does Dom have in common with a typical cult leader?

7. In Chapter 27, new information about the murder of Jennifer Cannon comes to light. Compare and contrast the known information about Carole Comptois' and Jennifer Cannon's deaths. Is there anything to suggest a link?

8. In Chapter 21, what is the main suspenseful event? What does Brennan say or do that heightens the suspense?

9. In Chapter 25, Kathryn shows up at Brennan's door. What does she say was Heidi's motivation for leaving the commune?

10. In Chapter 32, Ryan updates Brennan on the case. How did the cult members avoid the police?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay comparing the diction used in North Carolina with the diction used in Montreal. What does diction show about characters and locations?

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

Write an essay about the red-herrings in the novel. How does a red-herring effect the suspense of the novel? What genres typically use red-herrings? Why would Kathy Reichs choose to use a red-herring? Is it effective? Why?

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