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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. Where does Cole go at the beginning of Chapter 19?

2. Who is waiting at Cole's house in Chapter 10?

3. Where is Ben going?

4. How many times has Cole been to the medical examiner's office?

5. Who is Cole surprised to see at Karen's funeral?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pike come to Cole's house in Chapter 10, and how do they interact?

2. How does Pike know Frank Garcia?

3. Why does Dolan go to Frank Garcia's house in chapter 15?

4. Why do the media come to Karen Garcia's funeral?

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

6. Why does Cole turn off Dolan's car?

7. Why does Cole go to see Eugene Dersh after the autopsy?

8. Describe the scene when PIke goes to see Eugene Dersh.

9. Who is John Chen?

10. How does Krantz react to Cole and Pike watching the investigation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Joe Pike and Elvis Cole are a somewhat unlikely pair of best friends. Compare and contrast Pike and Cole. How are they similar? How are they different? What about those similarities and differences enables them to not only be friends, but also to be co-workers? Use specific examples from the story in the response.

Essay Topic 2

L.A. Requiem is told from a first person point of view, using Elvis Cole as the narrator. How does having Cole as the sole narrator help or hinder the plot's development? What information can Cole provide the reader that other characters would not be able to provide? What information is hidden from the reader because Cole is the sole narrator? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

Essay Topic 3

A majority of the book takes place in Los Angeles. How does the author use the setting to develop the plot? How is the setting connected to events in the novel? How does the setting impact the characters' development? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

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