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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. Who was the author of the book?

2. What drew the eye in Lindsey's painting?

3. How many times did Hatch let the phone ring on Honell's side?

4. How long did Lindsey think they had before the killer would be able to murder Regina?

5. Who had Jeremy killed other than Tod as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Regina's first impressions when Hatch and Lindsey take her home?

2. Jeremy has a dilemma when he reaches Lindsey's house. What is it and how does he resolve it?

3. After Hatch tries to warn Honell, he gets a vision of the killer already with the author of the scathing article. What does he do about it?

4. What information is Vassago/Jeremy trying to elicit from Honell before he kills him?

5. What does Hatch offer as proof of his theory to Lindsey?

6. Where is Jeremy/Vassago's hideaway, and why is it fitting?

7. What is Lindsey's painting of, and why does it make Hatch cry when he sees it?

8. Dr. Nyebern broods about Jeremy but Kari tells him he can't blame himself. What is he brooding about and why does Kari believe he is blameless?

9. How does Hatch believe he will be more successful than the police in finding Jeremy and Regina?

10. When Regina regains consciousness, how does she cope with the situation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what elements of fiction are contrived in the serial murders of Vassago/Jeremy. How would anything of this caliber be unlikely to be achievable in the real world?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Jeremy's affliction and inability to love. Is this a common thread among sociopath individuals? How or why not? Does this seem to be a core idea held by all serial killers? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Regina. What is the interest of the embodiment of good regarding Regina? What is the interest of the embodiment of evil regarding the young girl? What does she embody, and what brings the reader to this conclusion?

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