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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 funny picture does Jannie have on the fridge door that Alex sees when getting a beer?

2. What does Dr. Coles think she can treat Nana with?

3. How old is Nana?

4. Who does Nana bring up when she sarcastically asks Dr. Coles if she is still alive?

5. What does Alex contemplate is the biggest mystery of all?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Alex finally come across the names of the Three Blind Mice?

2. What do John and Alex talk about as they watch the cabin in the Georgia mountains where the Three Blind Mice are staying?

3. What does Billie find one night when she goes out to search for her husband when he failed to return from a fishing trip?

4. Why is Foot Soldier disappointed with Alex's progress and how does he make this known to Alex?

5. What was life like for Tran Van Luu as a child in Vietnam?

6. When Alex asks Nana if she feels alright, what does she say?

7. According to Alex, how should ribs be cooked and who taught him that?

8. What happens when Harris says "nobody gets hurt" when he threatens the people who work at Asia House with a gun? Do the Three Blind Mice do this kind of thing throughout the book?

9. Why does Alex apologize for being rude to Dr. Coles and how does she react?

10. What does John say when Alex says he is afraid the Three Blind Mice are going to kill them in the Georgia woods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do the Three Blind Mice watch video tapes of their crimes? How do they react as they watch them? How do they perceive themselves? Give quotes from the book to help support your statements.

Essay Topic 2

What is the nature of the first email Alex gets from Foot Soldier? Who is described in the email and what happens to each person? What bearing does the email have on Sergeant Cooper's case? Support your thesis with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

How does John cope with the death of Sergeant Cooper? What condition is he in when he confronts Alex? Who steps in to help in the situation?

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