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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 Alec think the country club looks like?

2. Who does the alleged killer say gave him the information about where to find Regan the evening of Dr. Shield's convention?

3. What is inside the shoebox that the police find at the alleged killer's house?

4. When Regan gets tired during the race, who does she ask for directions back to the starting area?

5. When Alec runs into the woods at the park, what is he trying to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. It is discovered that Eric Gage set up Peter Morris. How does Gage do it? What information does he have to find Peter Morris?

2. When Alec and Regan are flying to Boston for Regan to meet Alec's family, why does she tell him about her first day at kindergarten and the bully and the barrettes?

3. After their evening of romance, Alec leaves. What does Regan realize when Alec leaves?

4. In Chapter 30 when Alec and Regan are driving to the charity event, Regan asks Alec if Lewis has any plans to take men off her case. Why is Regan worried that Lewis will pull policemen off her case?

5. According to Morris when talking to Regan from the bar, who put the pictures of Sweeney on Aiden's desk? What does this tell us about Emily? How is Emily involved?

6. Describe the car accident involving Walker and the Gages in Florida. What do the reports say about how the accident happened? Who is at fault?

7. The morning after Alec and Regan's night together, Regan is called into Spencer's office and a discussion ensues. Regan is stronger and more forthright with her brothers. Why?

8. After Morris is caught, Gil, Alec's old partner, is still snooping around. What does he discover that could mean that the police have arrested the wrong man?

9. In the end, the reader is clear as to why Eric Gage wanted to kill Regan, but will Regan ever be sure? Will she ever know the complete story? Why or why not?

10. When it is revealed for the first time who the "beast" is, and how does that change the story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Regan's relationship with Cordie and Sophie, then describe Cordie and Sophie's relationship with Regan's brothers. Cordie and Sophie have interesting families of their own. How does that connect with Regan's brothers? What do Regan's brothers think of Sophie's dad?

Essay Topic 2

Compare the role of Gil for Alec and the role of Henry for Regan. What do the characters of Gil and Henry add to the story? How are these people regarded by Regan and Alec?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Regan's computer, fax machine, and cell phone as separate entities called the technology character. They seem to almost have a personality of their own. What information do they provide in the story that keeps the story moving along? What cryptic information does Melissa, the computer technician, deliver to move the story along? Why is it important when Regan finds the computer on and Melissa finds other people in the "loop?" How would this story have been different without this technology, especially the cell phone?

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