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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 shows up at Cole's door after Pike leaves?
2. Who does Pike meet while he is out late at night?
3. Who does Cole go to see at the beginning of Chapter 28?
4. What does Cole want Dolan to help him get in Chapter 25?
5. How does Cole think the killer is connected to Pike?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Cole get arrested?
2. What does Cole's lawyer recommend he do?
3. Why does Cole go to see Mike McConnell?
4. How does Cole figure the killer is connected to Pike?
5. Who is Trudy?
6. Who is Laurence Sobek?
7. Why does Cole call John Chen?
8. What do Dolan and Cole discover when they go to the storage facility?
9. Why does Evelyn Wozniak call Cole?
10. How does Laurence Sobek die?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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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