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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. Who is Bud Spitlick?

2. What is the first motion Graham makes in the case?

3. What holiday does Cam have to work?

4. How many murder cases has Cam been involved in as chief of police?

5. What kind of day is it when Allie has her yard sale?

Short Essay Questions

1. What defense does the psychiatrist suggest Graham use for Jamie's case?

2. What does Mia finally tell Cam after they go ice skating in New Hampshire?

3. Why does Jamie think he hasn't seen or felt Maggie since her death?

4. What does Graham warn Jamie about after the jury is selected?

5. What several things happen the Monday morning after Cam and Mia's trip to New Hampshire?

6. What does Allie do when a man flirts with her at a bar where she is drinking her sorrows away?

7. Why is Graham nervous after Jamie's trial date is set?

8. What does Allie discover on New Year's Eve?

9. What does Cam do when the private detective locates Mia for him?

10. How does the coroner almost ruin the prosecution's case against Jamie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Jamie's confession introduces the theme of euthanasia into the story. Does the term "good death" apply to how Jamie killed Maggie? What about the scratches on Jamie's arms?

Essay Topic 2

What does Graham MacPhee mean when he tells Allie: "Remorse is the one stipulation for mercy"? Explain fully how the concepts of forgiveness and mercy are intertwined in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

What role does betrayal play in the novel Mercy?

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