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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 is the name of the female FBI agent who questions Will in Chapter 4?

2. Who calls Will to have him come visit in Chapter 7?

3. Who does Melissa say Julie had sex with on the night she was killed?

4. What is the relationship between Julie and Katy in the book?

5. What are the two people arguing about when Katy walks in on them in Chapter 21?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Will find his girlfriend doing out of bed in Chapter 2?

2. How is Pistillo and Fisher's meeting at McGuane's office described in Chapter 26?

3. What does John indicate he has done with Tanner at the end of Chapter 6?

4. What is the nature of Pistillo's interrogation of Will in Chapter 20?

5. What does Pistillo show Will that involves his girlfriend in Chapter 5?

6. What happens to Morty Meyer in the middle of the night in Chapter 3?

7. What does Castman try and convince Will to do for him in Chapter 9?

8. What does Katy tell Will that she discovered about her sister just before her death in Chapter 25?

9. What is the nature of Will's conversation with Wanda in Chapter 8?

10. What does Will find when he goes through his girlfriend's computer in Chapter 7?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's portrayal of violence in the book. What might the author be saying about the nature of characters like John based on his acts of violence in the book and what factors could have led to his being so violent towards others without remorse?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, many of the characters must deal with the impact of a loved ones murder. Part 1.) What role does Julie's murder in the past have on the actions of the book's characters in the present? Part 2.) What can we learn about the repercussions of murder based on the characters like Katy react to being affected by it? Part 3.) How might Will's actions have been different if he did not think his girlfriend had been murdered in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of the thriller genre based on the information presented in the book. What literary elements does the author use to make this book a thriller and is he successful in his attempts?

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