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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 long does 'Monica' say her husband has been gone?

2. What happens when Harry pulls up at Bianca's house?

3. What does Murphy give Harry before she leaves?

4. What does Harry say it would have been easier to do compared to ripping the heart out of two people at once?

5. Why does Linda tell Harry she puts on a 'slut act?'

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in chapter ten when Harry goes to find Linda Randall for the first time to talk to her?

2. What happens in McAnnaly's pub?

3. What is Harry's problem with electronics?

4. What does Harry carry with him when he goes to Bianca's in chapter nine?

5. What are in the three envelopes that Harry recieves from Monica?

6. How does Harry trap Toot toot?

7. How does Harry describe Morgan?

8. How does Harry describe his business?

9. Describe what happens in chapter one when the mail man comes to Harry's door.

10. Describe the crime scene in chapter two.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Part 1) Describe Morgan's character.

Part 2) Is there any indication that Morgan's role as someone that harrases Harry will change over the course of the series? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the importance of family relationships.

Part 1) What family relationships are seen in the story?

Part 2) Which of these seems to have the largest impact on the characters in the story or to be the most important? Explain your answer.

Part 3) How is the Beckitt's love for their daughter viewed differently than Monica Sells's love for her children?

Essay Topic 3

Part 1) What is the significance to the talisman belonging to Victor being a scorpion? In what ways is this an appropriate symbol?

Part 2) What other creature or symbol could have been used in place of the scorpion? Explain.

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