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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. What is the first name of the little girl who was murdered by the serial killer alongside her brother?

2. Who takes Mary out for a day of fun in Chapter 16?

3. What is the stage name of the expensive boy prostitute who tells Moore than Giorgio cannot be dead?

4. What is Biff's real first name?

5. What is the name of the professor who wrote the psychology book Moore studies?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Stevie knock on Moore's door on the morning of March 3, 1896?

2. Why does Kreizler become angry when he is at Bellevue?

3. How do Moore and Kreizler begin reminiscing about the murder case that makes up the stories narrative?

4. What does Moore see when he arrives at the Williamsburg Bridge on March 3, 1896?

5. Why is the team quickly smuggled out the back of Castle Garden?

6. What do Sara and Moore learn when they arrive at the home of the Santorellis?

7. How does Moore meet Joseph?

8. How is the room where Giorgio served his clients described?

9. How does Kreizler react when Sara announces that she believes the killer had a woman in his life who has lead to his suffering?

10. Why does Moore begin to suspect that Kreizler and Sara are in love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss your feelings about the way the novel ended. What stands out most to you about the ending? Are you satisfied with the way the story ends? Why or why not? What might you change about the ending?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the use of socioeconomic statuses and racial tensions in the novel. Where do you see class differences? Why are the distinctions important to the story? How are immigrants treated in the story? What about Native Americans? What do you think the author might be trying to say about the societal issues at the time when the story takes place?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the fact that the story opens in 1919 and quickly shifts to 1896 and then shifts back to 1919 at the very end. Why do you think Carr chooses to tell his story this way? Why do you think he did not just write the story in chronological order with the funeral at the end? What do you think can be gained by briefly starting the story in 1919 as opposed to 1896?

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