Defending Jacob Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

William Landay
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Defending Jacob Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

William Landay
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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. Whom does Andy order to get a confession from Patz?

2. Andy says that though he does not yet know the identity of Ben's murderer, he feels a certain way about him already. How does Andy feel about Ben's murderer?

3. Laurie says that from what age in Jacob's life, other kids had started to turn up hurt around Jacob?

4. Who provides instructions to the hundreds of volunteers gathered at the park ten days after Ben's murder?

5. Whose idea is it to hire a psychiatric expert to assess Jacob?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the motif of dreams and visions present within Chapter 3?

2. Discuss the ways in which Laurie changes as a result of Jacob's indictment.

3. What action does Dan Rifkin take against Andy once Jacob comes under suspicion?

4. How is the email address of the mysterious link-sender used to demonstrate the major theme within the text?

5. How does William Landay use the changed relationship between Andy and Duffy to indicate Andy's profound sense of isolation following Jacob's indictment for murder?

6. How does the author use Jacob's relationship with the telephone to indicate Jacob's lack of comfort with intimacy?

7. What major realization about life does Andy describe arriving at as a result of meeting Laurie in college?

8. What is Jacob's explanation for the most damning clue in the murder case?

9. Explain the significance of the chapter title "Mindfuck" (34).

10. What qualities of Andy's character are revealed in the moment when Jacob learns about his grandfather's and great-grandfather's violent histories?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the themes of truth and lies are interwoven within the novel’s narrative.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author's use of a confessional tone in relating the narrative of Defending Jacob.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of recurring dreams and visions throughout the novel and how this motif connects to the genres of the crime novel and the literary thriller.

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