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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 does Wes question Mark about at his home one night?

2. How many open cases is Abe working on?

3. Who does Mark want to hire as his attorney?

4. What does Christina leave at Joe's office?

5. What had Christina told Abe that Tania remembered about her rapist?

Short Essay Questions

1. What settlement figure does Mark offer Victor Trang and why does he extend it at this time?

2. Where does Abe Glitsky meet Christina and what is the nature of his business with her?

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

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

5. How does Mark meet Christina?

6. How does the author use foreshadowing with Mark's need for a private confession?

7. Why does Glitsky think Mark had staged the scene at Sheila's murder?

8. What does Mark tell Abe about his feelings for Vietnamese people and what does Abe believe?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one theme in the novel. Identify at least two themes in the story and then cite an example to support each theme.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book GUILT? Cite an example to support your answer.

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