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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 do the police find when they reach Dolarhyde's home?

2. What confuses Graham about Dolarhyde taking the painting of the dragon?

3. Who does Dolarhyde see that makes him realize the F.B.I. is catching up to him?

4. Who does Dolarhyde want to share his secrets with?

5. Why does Molly say she can't come home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Dolarhyde's reaction to the painting of George Washington in the Brooklyn Museum.

2. When Dolarhyde has a discussion with the Dragon in Chapter 37 what are the main differences in the two personalities?

3. What does Reba tell Police when they show up at the scene of the house fire?

4. What does Dolarhyde tell Reba about the Leeds family and the Jacobi family?

5. What does Graham dream about in the end of Chapter 54 while in the hospital?

6. What strikes Graham as odd about the killer showing up at the Brooklyn Museum?

7. What is the trouble with finding Dolarhyde's home?

8. What is Dolarhyde's reaction to the press conference on Lounds' murder in Chapter 33?

9. What does Molly tell Graham when they get home?

10. What is Dolarhyde looking for and making note of when he goes to the Brooklyn Museum in Chapter 39?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is it that Dolarhyde doesn't fully realize that he has begun to have feelings for Reba? Why is it that the service man at the station attempting to look up Reba's dress is what gives him an idea that he is beginning to care for her? What does this reveal about Dolarhyde?

Essay Topic 2

Graham and Molly lost a lot while he was working on the case. Could their marriage be salvaged? Why or why not? Was Graham putting the case, or his need to work, before his marriage and family? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Why did Dolarhyde want Reba to go and be able to touch the tiger at the zoo? Why did this create such strong feelings in Dolarhyde?

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