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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 Brennan's cat like to chew on?

2. What does measuring the distance between two holes on the bones show Brennan in Chapter 27?

3. Why did the old man found at the Texas compound not go with his group to Canada?

4. Where does Brennan put her card to give it to Kathryn?

5. Who does Brennan speak with at the beginning of Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 34, what does Brennan tell Elle that makes Elle angry?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. In Chapter 34, what is one internal conflict that Brennan faces? Describe why it is a problem for her.

5. 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?

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

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

8. In Chapter 31, Kit tells that he missed a message from Harry. How did he miss it? What was significant about the message?

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

10. In Chapter 35, Ryan stays Brennan while healing and loose ends are tied up. What loose ends are resolved? Give at least two examples.

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

A climax chart helps organize the events of a story. Looking at a climax chart for "Death Du Jour," would you change the order? Why or why not? How does the order of the rising action help the effectiveness of the climax? Does it weaken the climax? In an analytical essay, determine the effectiveness of the organization of the novel. Use example from "Death Du Jour" to defend your position.

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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