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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. Who does Shauna think is sending David the emails and video purportedly from Elizabeth?

2. What happened to David's mother after his father's death?

3. When David dives into the lake for a swim in the novel's prologue, what does he hear?

4. What are the first names of Carlson and Stone?

5. In what law enforcement agency does Larry Gandle have a source relaying him information about David?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Killroy and what tie does he supposedly have to Elizabeth?

2. What information does medical examiner Timothy Harper provide David in Chapter Twenty-One?

3. What has happened to Brandon Scope and what is Linda's tie to the Scope family?

4. When David has trouble logging onto the Internet link sent to him in Chapter Seventeen, what conclusion does he come to and what possible explanation does Shauna offer?

5. What happens to Rebecca Schayes in Chapter Nineteen, and why is she targeted?

6. What evidence in the first five chapters of the book makes David think Elizabeth is still alive?

7. What strange email message does David get in Chapter One, and what does this message indicate?

8. Who is Sarah Goodhart and why does the FBI want to know about her?

9. What is David's profession and how is his work life a penance for not being able to save Elizabeth?

10. Why is Vic Letty murdered and what does his murder indicate about Griffin Scope, the man responsible for hiring his killers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast at least three of the following female characters in Tell No One: Shauna, Linda, Elizabeth, Rebecca, and Hester. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss David's relationship with Elizabeth. What evidence is there in the novel that David loves Elizabeth and that she loves him? How do their feelings for each other complicate the plot of the story? How do their feelings for each other complicate each of their relationships with Hoyt Parker? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the concept of family in Tell No One. What do you think the author is trying to say about family in American society through this novel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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