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

2. What does Mrs. Mahon tell Mickey she does for volunteer work?

3. Which friends does Thomas want to invite to his birthday party?

4. Who answers the door at the house Mickey arrives at on Christmas night after leaving Thomas with Mrs. Mahon?

5. Where does Mickey ask to meet Sergeant Ahearn to tell him what she has learned about the murder suspect?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where does it turn out that Bethany and Thomas were during the time they were missing?

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

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

8. How does Kacey's year in prison change her?

9. In Part III, what does Dock say to Mickey that scares her and enrages her at the same time?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do you think Moore intends to convey the effects of the opioid addiction crisis in this novel? What points about the crisis do you think she most wants to communicate to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay describing Moore's language and tone throughout the novel, citing specific references to the text to illustrate your points.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the bond between Mickey and her long-time professional partner, Truman Dawes, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

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