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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. Who is T. J.?

3. What role do Carlson and Stone suspect David played in his wife's death?

4. What does Eric Wu put on the floor of Rebecca Schayes's studio?

5. In Chapter Nineteen, who insists that David leave Chloe outside when he enters the business at midnight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Tyrese Barton, and why is he loyally devoted to David?

2. What does Shauna demonstrate to David at DigiCom in Chapter Sixteen and why does she arrange for the demonstration?

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

4. Who is Jeremiah Renway, and what is his tie to Elizabeth's murder?

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

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

7. What happened to David's parents?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the book's ending and the revelation of David's role in Brandon Scope's death. Was the ending of the book satisfactory to you? Is it believable that Elizabeth and David never mentioned Scope's death to each other at the lake on the day Elizabeth disappeared? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the subplots in the novel. Explain how each subplot relates to the main plot and how it contributes to characterization in the novel. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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