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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 state in court that Mark did not do at the house the night of the murder?

2. Who accompanies Samantha to the courthouse in the hopes of testifying against Mark?

3. What did Mark do to Wes?

4. When he takes the stand, where does Mark say he was on the day of Sheila's murder?

5. Why can the blood from the stolen vial not be checked for accuracy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wes show reasonable doubt about the missing vial of blood by questioning Mark's doctor?

2. Why does Wes contact Glitsky prior to meeting with Christina?

3. What is the impact of Michael Ross' testimony against Mark?

4. What does Wes notice when he returns to the room being used for the defense?

5. Why does Diane set off the metal detectors at the courthouse and what are the implications?

6. How does Wes try to implicate Glitsky in planting the vial of blood?

7. Who is Father Gorman and what is his role in Archbishop Flaherty's decision to not testify on Mark's behalf?

8. How do the blood expert and Mark's doctor implicate him for stealing a vial of blood?

9. Why does the judge rule that Chas Brown cannot testify against Mark?

10. How are Wes and Sam at odds over Mark's criminal nature?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Lescroart's use of humor in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where he did.

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

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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