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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 new homicide is Abe assigned to?

2. What secret does the person in #10 share with Mark?

3. What does Abe realize is the motive for Sheila's murder?

4. Who does Mark promote in the law firm?

5. Who does Abe question about a bayonet he had used in the military?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do the prosecutors agree to go forward with prosecuting Mark for Sheila's murder?

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

6. Describe Abe Glitsky's personal problems at home.

7. How does Mark manipulate the situation to get Joe removed from the law firm and how does he counsel Christina about it?

8. How does Mark manipulate the office situation so that he can hire Christina as an intern at the law firm?

9. What does Christina do at a party that results in a fight between her and Joe later on?

10. What does Glitsky learn about any meeting with Mark on the night of Trang's murder as well as the $1.6 billion settlement offer?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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