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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 type of tea does Tracy have in Chapter 29?

2. What color was the vehicle Eric Reynolds drove in 1976?

3. What was the name of the oldest Devoe boy?

4. How old are Tiffany Martin's daughters in 2016?

5. What did Kimi say when Ron Reynolds moved her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Sam Goldman provide Tracy about Lionel Devoe?

2. How did Darren Gallentine die and what did he do before his death?

3. Why does Connor say that his mother shot his father?

4. What did Jenny's department learn about Coe after he killed himself?

5. What story did Buzz tell when he went to look at Ron Reynolds' Bronco?

6. What agreement did Anthony Holt, Tim's lawyer, say they were pursuing for the properties Tim owned?

7. How did Angela get her injuries the night Tim died?

8. What happened when Buzz tried to get his supervisors to do something about Kimi's death?

9. What does Tracy learn from Darren Gallentine's file?

10. What does Archibald Coe look like when Tracy finds him at the nursery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in In the Clearing? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?

Essay Topic 2

Tracy asks Kaylee Wright, a crime scene analyst to look at the Kanasket case. Why does Tracy ask Wright to look at the case, and why is her expertise valuable?

Essay Topic 3

In In the Clearing, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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