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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 happens after Mickey catches Kacey using drugs again?

2. Why does Paula refuse to make a report about the video Mickey shows her in Part III?

3. What alerts Dock to Mickey's presence in the abandoned house he has been using?

4. What is on the house that Truman says he met Connor in in Part III?

5. What does Mickey say to Kacey when Kacey tells her that she is pregnant and Simon is the father?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gee despise Mickey's father so much?

2. In Part IV, what terrible mistake does Mickey make when talking to Kacey about Simon and Kacey's pregancy?

3. Why does Mickey end up confiding in Mrs. Mahon on the day that she calls the police to help find Thomas?

4. How does Sergeant Ahearn react when Mickey tells him that she suspects male police officers have been abusing women on the streets in her patrol area?

5. In Part IV, who does Truman suggest to Mickey might be a suspect in the murders and why?

6. In Part IV, what does Mickey do to Truman that she is deeply ashamed of the following morning?

7. In Part III, how does Thomas react to having Mrs. Mahon for a babysitter?

8. What does Mickey find in Gee's house on Christmas Day that shocks her?

9. In Part IV, why is Mickey so frantic when she comes home to find Bethany and Thomas gone?

10. How does Mickey think the officers who come to her house perceive her when she reports Thomas missing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay discussing the significance and meaning of the novel's title, Long Bright River.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Mickey feel guilty about her and Kacey's childhood? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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