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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 detail in the first house Mickey buys does she think indicates that it was once a well-cared for house?

2. Who is Mickey's babysitter for her son?

3. What is Mickey's father's name?

4. What is Mickey's full first name?

5. What did Kacey start to do regularly within a week of her first overdose?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. As an adult, what kind of relationship does Mickey have with Gee?

3. What problems does Mickey have with Bethany, her son Thomas's babysitter, in Part I?

4. In Part I, how does Mickey know that the body she and Lafferty finds is the probable victim of a homicide?

5. What happens to Mickey's former partner Truman that takes him off the job?

6. What does Mickey want Lafferty to know about Kensington in Part I?

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

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

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

10. In Part I, what does Mickey reveal about her former partner Truman's handling of police business and how it differs from her own?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring Moore's treatment of the theme of trust throughout the novel, especially as it relates to Mickey's relationships with those closest to her.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What do you think are the main factors that contribute to Mickey's problems navigating the office culture and inner-workings of her police department? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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