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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. How does the killer murder his victim?

2. When Regan tells Sophie and Cordie about the man chasing her in the parking garage, what do Regan's friends suggest she do?

3. How does Henry get his job working for Regan?

4. Why is Peter Morris calling Regan's assistant every day?

5. What happens at Kevin's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 Alec not want to be Regan's bodyguard for three weeks?

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

5. 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?

6. What is Regan's hotel suite a symbol of in this story? Why do the girls return back to the suite after they reported the incident in the parking garage to the police? Why do they change their original plans to go to dinner?

7. 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?

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

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

10. What does the sketch artist think about the image of the killer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the symbolism of the running trail at the park and the connection to this place throughout the story.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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