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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 do Carlson and Stone ask David about in Chapter Nine?

2. What is the section of town in which David works?

3. What language does the nurse who cares for David's grandfather speak in addition to English?

4. Who offers to find David an attorney?

5. Whose office does David get when he dials the phone number next to the mysterious initials in Elizabeth's day planner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Peter Flannery, and why does David schedule an appointment with him?

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the antagonists that David encounters in the novel: Larry Gandle, Eric Wu, Hoyt Parker, and Griffin Scope.

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

What are the major themes of this novel? Discuss at least three themes. Tell what the author is trying to say about each theme and how he depicts it. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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