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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. Why does Regan's knee hurt?
2. Why doesn't Regan run at the outdoor trail anymore?
3. On the evening of the hospital charity event, who is back in town?
4. What does Regan tell Alec that she saw the day she came to the police station to talk to Sweeney?
5. After Regan calls the police, Henry meets the detectives at the door of the hotel. Where is Regan?
Short Essay Questions
1. Regan is treated rudely by a sales clerk in a store. What is her reaction?
2. In Chapter 19, Wincott tells Alec that Sweeney kept a diary. What does the diary say? Why is this information important? Does any of this connect to Regan? Why or why not?
3. Why does the author think it is important to introduce the characters as children? How do you think this plot device will help later in the story?
4. Sophie tells the other women that Dr. Shields left the island. Why are Sophie and Cordie going to stay after he already left?
5. Describe what each girl (Regan, Sophie, and Cordie) wrote on their "murder lists." What does this tell the reader? What danger is Regan in over this list?
6. When Regan tells Alec that the murder list is hers, what is his reaction and why?
7. What does the killer do when he returns home from murdering the runner in the park?
8. When the killer arrives home after chasing Regan in the garage, he feels that he has failed, but knows that the "beast" would never let him get caught. Discuss the "beast" as if it were a separate character, as the killer believes. What powers does the "beast" have over the killer?
9. Why does Sophie really want to get involved with the Mary Coolidge case?
10. In Chapter 28, when Alec returns to the hotel he seems to be bothered by the morning events. Why does the bust at Kevin's house weigh on Alec's mind?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The three murder lists sent over the fax machine and by mail were "Murder List", "Our Murder List", and "My Murder List." Why does the killer change the title of each list? How is each list changed? How does it lead to the next clue?
Essay Topic 2
On "Our Murder List," the killer puts a question mark next to Shields and the bodyguards. What do you think this means? Are these people in danger? Should they be warned? Why or why not? Nobody seems to react to it at all. Is this a mistake?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Regan's relationship with her brothers and how it changes throughout the story. What does the killer chasing Regan have to do with her change in her behavior toward her brothers? Do her circumstances make a difference or are her changes more ties to Alec and the relationship with him?
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