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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 happens to Brennan as she tries to get to Ryan?
2. What does Kathryn say in Chapter 25 about what Dom wants to do?
3. In Chapter 30, who is Brennan surprised to find alive?
4. What does Brennan's cat like to chew on?
5. What were the victims from Murtry Island drugged with?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 31, Jeannotte visits Brennan. What is the tone in the conversation? Why does Brennan believe Jeannotte is involved with the cult?
2. In Chapter 23, Ryan calls Brennan to tell her about the owner of the Saint Helena property. Who owns it? What other property does this person own? What might this mean?
3. In Chapter 28, Ryan calls Brennan. What happened to the people at the Saint Helena compound? What happened to the people in Texas? Why is this odd?
4. Kathryn gives Brennan more information to connect St-Jovite to the Saint Helena commune in Chapter 25. What does she tell Brennan that shows this connection?
5. What does Red tell Brennan about cults in Chapter 28 that worries her?
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 30, how does Anna know Amalie Provencher? What was their relationship?
8. In Chapter 34, what is one internal conflict that Brennan faces? Describe why it is a problem for her.
9. In Chapter 19, Kathryn talks about what the group she belongs to does. What does she say that reminds her of Harry? Is it significant?
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
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
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 3
The theme of rejection of the world comes up not only in the cults philosophies, but also in Brennan and Harry's response to religion. What might cause someone to reject a faith they grew up with their whole life? What is the difference between the cult's, as well as Brennan's and Harry's reactions? Write a paper comparing and contrasting motivations and outcomes.
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