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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. Where is Thomas's fifth birthday party?

2. What is the unofficial name of the building Mickey is summoned to and where she is told of the internal investigation launched against her>

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

4. Who is living with Truman when Mickey visits him in Part III?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is it such a problem for Mickey when it is a snow day?

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Paula Mulroney refuse to make a report on the information she has about the murder suspect in Part III?

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

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

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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