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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 disease does Abe Glitsky's wife have?

2. Who is the widow accusing the priest of taking her money?

3. What is Christina's problem with Joe?

4. What advice does Mark give to Joe's date?

5. Who is Art Drysdale?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the quandary Mark is in regarding his job as attorney for the Catholic Church.

2. Who does Wes meet while out on the town and what is the woman's job?

3. How does Mark calculate a meeting with Christina and how does he get to know her better?

4. How does Mark go out of his way to try to make it appear that he does not have romantic interest in Christina?

5. What is Mark's business relationship with the Archbishop?

6. How does Mark meet Christina?

7. Why is Abe chastised for arresting Levon Copes for the murder of Tania Willows?

8. What does Glitsky note about the Trang murder scene?

9. Releasing Joe from the hiring of summer interns takes the pressure off him. How does Joe show Christina that he is sorry for their argument over the matter?

10. What had Abe done wrong in the Levon Copes situation according to his superiors?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lescroart uses more than one instance of irony in the novel. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Abe Glitsky. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 3

What is the role of Diane Price in the novel? Why did Lescroart introduce her into the story? Is it fair that she will probably receive a light sentence for killing Mark under the pretense of protecting the baby when killing him had probably been her goal for many years? Explain.

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