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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 Cross try to talk to Kate about?

2. Why does Cross spend the night with Kate?

3. What does Kate agree to do while accompanied by Detective Ruskin and Sikes?

4. Why is Kate McTiernan planning on returning to West Virginia?

5. What was the special treat that Casanova told the girls about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Casanova do as Cross meets with Mary Ellen and what is he thinking during this time?

2. Describe the details that Kate shares with Cross to help him with the psychological profile.

3. How many suspects do the police currently have under surveillance and why were all of the local policemen checked out by the FBI?

4. What does Dr. Cross' family wonder in regards to the police investigation and what was Sampson told about this issue?

5. What does Cross discover in Kate's system and what does this make Cross think about Casanova?

6. When Kate wakes up after the drug, what does she notice about the room she is now located in?

7. What information did Casanova learn about Kate McTiernan as he studied her?

8. What does Casanova wear as he takes the girl into the woods and what he does with her once they are in the woods?

9. What impresses Naomi about Kate and what does she finally answer Kate's pleas for information?

10. When Dr. Cross arrives at the emergency room, what state is Marcus in and what does Dr. Cross reveal about his condition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Within the plot of murder, there is a subplot of a mini romance between Cross and Kate. Do you believe this was a believable sub context? Why or why not? Do you think this should have been increased within the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the characters of Naomi and Kate. Compare them in regards to intelligence, character, perseverance, and strength.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Cross' relationship with his family. How does this relationship help him throughout the novel? How does it prove to be a hindrance?

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