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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 does Pike meet while he is out late at night?

2. What does the media call Pike?

3. What list are all the victims on?

4. Who meets Cole at the same place the caller mentions in Chapter 32?

5. Why is Lucy mad at Cole in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Pike confront Wozniak during a Sunday afternoon barbecue?

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

3. What does Dolan want "a piece" of in Chapter 34, and why?

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

5. Who is Trudy?

6. Why does Cole call John Chen?

7. What happens to Dolan at Laurence Sobek's house?

8. How does Cole react to his surprise visitor when he returns home in Chapter 30?

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

10. Why does Cole go to see Mike McConnell?

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

The theme of motive runs throughout the book. Explain what motives are present in the story. How does each motive contribute to the story's development? Is one motive more important than another in the story? Are the motives valid or off-base? Explain the reasoning behind each motive and how each motive plays a role in the story.

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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