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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 is Alec's hiding place during the drug bust?

2. How does the killer murder his victim?

3. Who calls Detective Lewis and clues him in to Regan's wealth?

4. When Regan gets a chance to think about it, who does she think killed Sweeney?

5. What news does Alec receive on the phone when he returns from Boston?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Henry Portman, Regan's assistant, so concerned with Peter Morris?

2. In Chapter 18, Regan recalls the events of the evening after the seminar and the man chasing her in the garage for Alec. After the man chased Regan in the garage, Regan looked at his face. Regan watched his expression change. What is the man's expression, how does it change, and what does it mean? What does the reader know that Regan doesn't know about this man's personal life? How does this information connect to Regan falling down?

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. What is the significance of Aiden buying Regan a BMW?

5. When the computer technician arrives, she tells Regan that the photo is showing exactly how Sweeney was found by the police. Why is this such frightening news? Who would know what Sweeney looked like when he was killed?

6. When Regan's knee gives out, what happens in the mind of the killer?

7. During the drug bust in Chapter 6, a uniformed officer appears on the scene to give the twin drug dealers a parking ticket. What happens in the warehouse? What do you think will happen to the officer? Will he be in trouble for this action? Why?

8. What is the killer's life at home like?

9. Who is Dr. Lawrence Shields and what is his relationship with Mary Coolidge?

10. What does the killer do when he returns home from murdering the runner in the park?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is there a feeling of joking and love after the blow up in Spencer's office? What is Regan's ultimatum? Why does it finally work? What does Regan do differently in this discussion with her brothers?

Essay Topic 2

The uniformed cop who botched the drug sting in the beginning of the story is a character throughout the book. Why does the author add this character? What does this character help define in Alec?

Essay Topic 3

During the argument with her brothers, Regan realizes that she was always afraid to stand up to them because she was afraid they wouldn't love her anymore. Aiden tells Regan that she got that idea from her mother, who was never around and couldn't be bothered with the kids. How does this change everything between Regan and her brothers? What changes does Regan make immediately after the argument? What are the feelings of all three after the argument?

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