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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. For whom does Elizabeth have two plane tickets to Africa?

2. To who else does Linda say she has made her revelation?

3. Why does Elizabeth have an e-ticket for her flight to Africa rather than a regular ticket?

4. Why do the FBI agents insist on videotaping their search of David's house?

5. In Chapter Forty-Four, who does David ask to call Eric Wu and demand the release of Wu's kidnap victim?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Thirty-Four, why does Elizabeth decide she can't leave New York?

2. Who does David call for help in Chapter Twenty-Five and how does that person help him?

3. What reason does Stone give Carlson for leaving Elizabeth's murder alone and who may have influenced this decision?

4. What alibi does David have for the night of Rebecca's murder and how does he try to prove that alibi?

5. What does Tyrese give David in Chapter Twenty-Three and what does this foreshadow?

6. Why does Elizabeth leave the park without meeting David in Chapter Twenty-Nine?

7. What plans does Elizabeth have for herself and David in Chapter Twenty-Nine?

8. Why does Carlson start to doubt David's guilt in Rebecca murder?

9. How does Hoyt Parker explain the discrepancies in Elizabeth's autopsy file to Carlson?

10. To whom does Elizabeth first show herself publicly, and what message does she give that person to give David?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A number of red herrings appear in Tell No One. Discuss at least three examples of red herrings from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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