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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. Where does Brennan want to go at the end of Chapter 32?
2. What does Ryan tell Brennan to do when they get to the compound?
3. Who holds Carlie in Chapter 20?
4. What type of leader usually develops a cult following?
5. According to Dr. Skyler in Chapter 22, what is the definition of a cult?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 20, Kathryn is missing from the group when Ryan and Brennan go to question individuals. Why does Dom say she is absent? What may be the real reason for her disappearance?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. In Chapter 25, Kathryn shows up at Brennan's door. What does she say was Heidi's motivation for leaving the commune?
5. In Chapter 34, what does Brennan tell Elle that makes Elle angry?
6. 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?
7. In Chapter 32, the author reveals more of Ryan's personality or character traits. What kind of person is Ryan? What does he value? Use details from the novel to support your assertions.
8. In Chapter 35, Ryan stays Brennan while healing and loose ends are tied up. What loose ends are resolved? Give at least two examples.
9. In Chapter 21, what is the main suspenseful event? What does Brennan say or do that heightens the suspense?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Temperance Brennan and Andrew Ryan work together often and feel attracted to each other. At the same time, they drive each other crazy. Write a paper comparing and contrasting Brennan and Ryan. Conclude with an analysis of why they like each other and still fight all the time.
Essay Topic 3
The theme of isolation is most clearly evident in Dr. Brennan's character. How does she isolate herself? What motivates her to isolate herself? Does she change at the end of the novel? What is the author's view of isolation based on her treatment of Brennan? What does the ending suggest will happen to Brennan?
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