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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 sentence does Krantz say he wants for Pike?

2. Why does Krantz arrest Cole?

3. What happened to Cole's visitor in Chapter 31?

4. What does Evelyn offer to get Cole when he visits Paulette Renfro for the first time?

5. What show does Amanda Kimmel watch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Cole's lawyer recommend he do?

2. How does Laurence Sobek die?

3. What does Cole want from Dolan in Chapter 25?

4. Why does Cole call John Chen?

5. Why do the police show up at Cole's house?

6. Why does Pike go to Paulette's house?

7. Why is Lucy upset with Cole?

8. Who is Laurence Sobek?

9. How does Cole figure the killer is connected to Pike?

10. Where does Cole think Sobek is going when the police barge into Sobek's house trying to arrest him?

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

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 3

L.A. Requiem is classified as a crime thriller. The book has also been described as a mystery novel and a serial-killer novel. Which of these classifications is the most appropriate for the story? Why? What other descriptions could be appropriate for the book? Use specific examples from the story to explain and justify the response.

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