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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 does Mrs. Mahon tell Mickey has happened that unsettles her on the day Mrs. Mahon watches Thomas for her?

2. Where does Gee live?

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

4. What happens after Mickey catches Kacey using drugs again?

5. What does Truman tell Mickey he thinks about Simon's possible connection to the recent homicides of women?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Mickey feel about Alonzo's coffee shop?

3. Why does Truman tell Mickey he is not rejoining the police force?

4. What does Paula Mulroney tell Mickey about the murder suspect in Mickey's video in Part III?

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

6. 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?

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

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

9. In Part IV, why does Detective DiPaolo tell Mickey Simon Cleare can not be a viable suspect?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does growing up poor affect Mickey's life choices as she grows into adulthood? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think Mickey feels so awkward in so many situations, including with her extended family the O'Briens, with the parents of her son's friends, and with many of her colleagues? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What factors in Mickey's childhood and adolescence do you think lead her to become romantically involved with Simon Cleare? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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