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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 evidence is Alec waiting for before he can be convinced that the police have the real killer?
2. When Alec hears the gunshots in the park, who pleads with him not to go?
3. When Alec and Regan are on the airplane together, where are they going?
4. In the end, will there be a trial?
5. Who is driving the car with the Gages in it when the car accident happens?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Alec hears the gunshots in the park he runs in the direction of the noise. Why does Wincott want him to stop?
2. Although Alec is running through the park to save Regan, Regan actually ends up saving Alec. How does this unusual twist affect the story?
3. When Wincott tells the details of the murder of Haley, what bothers Regan the most? Why?
4. Where will Alec and Regan live when they move to Boston and what will Regan do for a living?
5. In Chapter 34 when Alec and Regan return to Regan's hotel suite, it is clear that things are heating up between them. When Alec says the relationship is a mess, why is Regan hurt?
6. After everyone returns to the hotel after the attack at the park, Alec keeps trying to hold Regan's hand and put his arm around her shoulder. Regan keeps moving away from Alec. Why? What are these two people thinking?
7. As Nina watches the news bulletin on TV she sees the body of Eric being loaded into the ambulance, but is unmoved. What is Nina waiting to hear or see, and 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. It is discovered that Eric Gage set up Peter Morris. How does Gage do it? What information does he have to find Peter Morris?
10. When Regan stops to tie her shoe and spots the killer in the park, he yells at her to run. Why does he do this?
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
When Regan discovers that Aiden towed her car and replaced it with a BMW, she is livid. But Aiden makes some good points about the old car vs. the new car. What are they? Do they make sense? Should Regan have been driving a newer car? How would the attack in the garage have been different if Regan had a newer car? Are Aiden's actions overprotective or just protective? Why do you think this?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the character of Dr. Shields. What is his job? What does Sophie think he does? Does it prove to be right? Why is Dr. Shields put into protective custody? Compare Sophie's theory at the beginning of the novel with what the real story was at the end. How close is she? What do the Cayman Islands have to do with Dr. Shields' cover up?
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