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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. In Chapter Fifteen, what does Larry Gandle begin to wonder about the attack on the Becks at Lake Charmaine eight years earlier?

2. How did David's father, Stephen Beck, die?

3. What video does Shauna show David in Chapter 16?

4. What mysterious initials does David find in Elizabeth's day planner in Chapter Fourteen?

5. What occasion do David Beck and his wife, Elizabeth, go to Lake Charmaine every year to commemorate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Rebecca Schayes reveal to David in Chapter Twelve about Elizabeth's supposed car wreck?

2. What ties does David's father Stephen Beck have to the Scope family?

3. Why is Larry Gandle upset about the two bodies discovered at Lake Charmaine?

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

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

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

7. Who is Griffin Scope, and what are his ties to the community in which David lives?

8. Discuss David Beck's romantic history with his wife Elizabeth Parker Beck.

9. Describe what happens to David and Elizabeth at Lake Charmaine eight years before Chapter One of the book begins.

10. What suspicions about David do Carlson and Stone reveal to Hoyt in Chapter Fifteen?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. David Beck is the protagonist of the novel, but he is also a murderer. Discuss the character of David and his role as protagonist or hero. What are his character strengths and flaws? How do these strengths and flaws help and hinder him during the story? How does his medical background help or hinder his solving of the mystery of whether his wife is alive or dead? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Tell No One takes place in present day New York. Discuss how the geographical and chronological setting affect the story and how the characters and story might differ if Harlan Coben had set the novel in Atlanta during the Civil War instead. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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