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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 was Karen doing the day she went missing?

2. What does Cole give the police?

3. Who calls for Joe at Karen's apartment?

4. What does Cole ask to watch?

5. Who does Cole try to get information from at Parker Center?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Karen find out that Pike is in love with another woman?

2. Describe the scene when the police barge in on Pike and Cole in Karen's apartment.

3. What does Cole see on the television when he returns home from Karen's funeral?

4. Why does the police department want to keep quiet about a possible serial killer in town?

5. Why is Pike nervous about entering Parker Center, and what happens once he does enter?

6. What does Cole learn at Riley Ward's office?

7. What information does Jerry Swetaggen give Cole?

8. Why will the police at Parker Center not work with Joe?

9. Describe the scene when Cole confronts Dolan in her car.

10. Why does Pike go to Karen's crime scene? Who does he find there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are several conflicts in the story. Identify the main conflict. What is the conflict, and how can it be categorized? How is the conflict portrayed in the story? How is the conflict resolved? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 2

Curtis Wood/Laurence Sobek spends much of his time trying to look and act like Joe Pike in order to frame him for multiple murders. Compare and contrast Pike and Sobek/Wood. How are they similar? How are they different? What must Sobek/Wood change about himself to make him more like Pike? Why was he or why was not he successful at his impersonation? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

There are several minor characters in the book (John Chen, Lucy Chenier, etc). Identify the minor characters that contribute the most to the story. Describe how each character is important to the plot development and character development of the main characters. Use specific examples from the text in the response.

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