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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. When Gil arrives at Alec's place, what is Alec doing?

3. What new jewelry is Regan sporting at the end of the book?

4. At the hospital charity event, Sophie scolds Aiden about something. What is it?

5. When the killer can't find Regan in the park, why is he panicked? What does he want to tell Regan?

Short Essay Questions

1. After making love in Chapter 35, Alec gets up to go to the bathroom. What does Regan think and why? How does this reaction play into Regan and her family dynamics?

2. 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?

3. Where will Alec and Regan live when they move to Boston and what will Regan do for a living?

4. 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?

5. Why is Regan worried about making the first move with Alec?

6. Although Alec is running through the park to save Regan, Regan actually ends up saving Alec. How does this unusual twist affect the story?

7. When Peter Morris calls Regan on the phone from the bar, he tells Regan about the role Emily played in everything that has happened. What information does he reveal? What leads the police to believe Morris is the killer?

8. 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?

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

Write about the concept of the "beast" as a separate character. Who the reader thinks the "beast" is changes throughout the story. Describe your thought process as you tried to figure out who the "beast" really was in the story.

Essay Topic 2

There are several clues that lead Alec to connect Regan and Haley Cross. What are these clues? How does Alec connect the murder of Haley with Regan? Does this mean more danger for Regan? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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