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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. Which colleges does Mickey apply to?

2. In Part I, where is the body Mickey is called to investigate located?

3. How does Mickey feel at O'Brien family gatherings?

4. Who does Truman introduce Mickey to in an effort to try to get some information about Kacey's whereabouts?

5. Who is Mickey's sister?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part II, who does Truman put Mickey in touch with who helps her find Kacey's most recent boyfriend?

2. What kind of relationship does Mickey have with Paula Mulroney?

3. What does Mickey refer to when she refers to the "first" time she found her sister Kacey dead?

4. In Part II, how does Mickey find out who Kacey's lastest boyfriend is?

5. Why did Mickey decline to attend college even though she was accepted?

6. What did the Nutcracker field trip highlight for Mickey when she was a child?

7. What "other life" does Mickey wonder about sometimes?

8. Why does Mickey have a panic attack at the police station in Part II?

9. How does Mickey feel about her job as a police officer?

10. What does Mickey think of her new partner, Eddie Lafferty, in Part I?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Mickey value the most about her own personality and skills from her adolescence through to her adulthood, and why? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 2

How does Mickey's perception of her own role in the mess that was her relationship with Simon Cleare change as she ages, and over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Mickey really feel about the neighborhood she has long patrolled as a police officer, and about its people? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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