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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. Who discovers Karen's body?

2. Where does Karen Garcia live?

3. Who does Cole call after he gets out of Dolan's car?

4. What does Cole's visitor come to tell him?

5. Where does Cole live?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Cole angry when he arrives at the coroner's office?

3. What information does Jerry Swetaggen give Cole?

4. Why is Eugene Dersh the LAPD's suspect in the five murders?

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

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

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

8. Why does Frank Garcia fire Pike and Cole?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Elvis Cole has two important relationships in the story--one with his friend and partner Joe Pike and another with his girlfriend Lucy Chenier. At times, the reader feels that Pike and Chenier are fighting for Cole's attention. Compare and contrast Pike's and Chenier's relationships with Cole. How does Cole balance between the two people? Why does he choose one over the other? How does the character who is pushed aside react? What do Cole's actions and his relationships with these two characters say about his personality? Use specific examples from the text in the response.

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