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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 Kevin go with Frank?

2. What had Frank believed when he found a partial note from Rosie many years earlier?

3. What does Frank ask if anyone has done concerning the suitcase?

4. What does Mr. Daly want to do?

5. What does Kevin say about Shay?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Frank's family speculate about the suitcase, and how does Shay sum up the speculation?

2. What does the reader learn about Frank in the opening to Chapter 1?

3. What does Frank think about when asked why he became a cop?

4. What did Frank do for years after becoming a cop concerning Rosie?

5. Who else arrives on the scene, and why do none of the cops acknowledge Frank?

6. What do the Daly's say when Frank asks if they ever heard from Rosie?

7. What does Holly say to her father about Dermot?

8. What do Frank and Scorcher talk about when they go to a local pub?

9. Who has left a frantic message on Frank's phone and what is the message?

10. Where does Frank convince Kevin to go with him and what do they find?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Oftentimes, a book has more of a character-driven plot rather than action driven, and oftentimes the other way. Some books seem to balance the two. Discuss the following:

1. What do you think it means to say that a plot is character driven? Action driven?

2. How do you think a plot differs if it is character driven versus action driven?

3. Which type of plot do you find more interesting? Why?

4. Do you think it is possible to have a plot where action and character development share equal time? Why or why not.

5. What type of plot do you think Faithful Place is? Explain your response.

Essay Topic 2

1. What is foreshadowing? How many incidences of foreshadowing are in "Faithful Place"? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense?

2. Discuss an example of foreshadowing in "Faithful Place" including why you believe it is foreshadowing. Include examples from the book and your own life to illustrate your answer.

3. How do you think most people react to uncertainty in their lives? Use examples from "Faithful Place" and your own live to support your opinion.

Essay Topic 3

In most fiction, readers would like all the loose ends to be neatly "tied up." Discuss the following:

1. Do you think "Faithful Place" is successful as a learning tool? Why or why not.

2. What about this book would motivate you to read another of Tana French's novels? What would discourage you from doing so?

3. Were all the "loose ends" satisfactorily settled for you? Why or why not?

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