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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. In Chapter 7, who accuses Eve of being an incompetent investigator and an incompetent friend for arresting Mavis?

2. What mistake has Eve's superior officer Commander Whitney made in the past while working a case with Eve?

3. Who provides the best defense team in the country for Mavis?

4. Where in Boomer's room do Eve and her partner find a blue powder that turns out to be an illegal substance, i.e. a drug?

5. What do Boomer's murder and Pandora's murder have in common?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mavis calm at breakfast in Chapter 8 despite the fact that a murder charge is hanging over her head?

2. Why does Eve think that Pandora's murder and Boomer's are linked?

3. Describe Eve's nightmares and why Eve is terrified of facing memories of her childhood.

4. How does Eve's session with Dr. Mira leave Eve feeling at the beginning of Chapter 10?

5. Why does Eve have to treat Mavis with more aggression than a usual suspect?

6. Explain how Eve uses physical and scientific evidence to corroborate eyewitness testimony.

7. Why is Officer Feeney so in awe of Justin Young and Jerry Fitzgerald when he and Eve interrogate them in Chapter 6 and how does his beguilement affect the interview?

8. What prompts Eve to make an appointment with the police psychologist?

9. What does Jake Casto do in Chapter 9 to get Eve's cooperation in the murder case and why is Eve unwilling to fully trust Casto?

10. Explain how intuition affects Eve's investigation of murder cases.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eve feels intuitively during the novel that certain characters are innocent and that certain characters can't be trusted yet her intuition isn't something she can prove in a court of law. She needs physical evidence to prove the guilt or innocence of the suspects in the murder cases she investigates. Discuss the role of intuition and the role of science in Eve's homicide investigations. How do the two methods of approaching a case sometimes conflict with each other and how do they sometimes complement each other? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss symbolism and metaphor in Immortal in Death. Give three examples of symbolism in the plays in this book and discuss what the symbols are used to convey.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the childhoods of Roarke and Eve. How do their childhood histories impact their present relationship? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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