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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 find under the floorboard in Gee's house that Kacey left there?
2. What does Simon offer to do for Mickey when Mickey is inconsolable after Kacey leaves her house?
3. Who does Gee tell Mickey kicked in the door to her alleyway?
4. Why does Truman say he is not coming back to the police department in Part IV?
5. Where does Gee live?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part III, how does Thomas react to having Mrs. Mahon for a babysitter?
2. Why does Mickey decide not to call Truman to apologize in Part IV, even though she wants to every single day?
3. How does Kacey's year in prison change her?
4. How does Mickey feel about the months that Kacey spends living with Mickey after leaving prison?
5. In Part IV, why is Mickey so frantic when she comes home to find Bethany and Thomas gone?
6. In Part IV, what terrible mistake does Mickey make when talking to Kacey about Simon and Kacey's pregancy?
7. In Part IV, why does Detective DiPaolo tell Mickey Simon Cleare can not be a viable suspect?
8. In Part III, what happens at Thomas's birthday party that is a disaster?
9. In Part IV, who does Truman suggest to Mickey might be a suspect in the murders and why?
10. Why does Mickey refuse to let Thomas see his father?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How, and why, does Mickey entirely change her opinion about Mrs. Mahon from the beginning of the novel to the end? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What specific challenges does Mickey encounter as a female police officer? Write an essay explaining your answer.
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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