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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 amount does Mark offer the woman's attorney as a settlement?

2. What are Mark Dooher and Wes Farrell doing as the novel opens?

3. What is the value of the life insurance policy Mark will inherit?

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

5. What is Mark's overall goal regarding the Catholic Church case?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Diane Price and what is her connection with Mark?

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

3. Who is Paul Thieu and to which murder scene does he accompany Abe Glitsky?

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

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

6. 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?

7. How does Mark meet Christina?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

GUILT is a modern-day mystery story. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Mark Dooher can be characterized as a sociopath personality. Explain what is involved in this type of personality and how Mark exhibits the typical traits of sociopathic behavior.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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