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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 Moore reading when Sara calls him in Chapter 13 to tell him another murder had happened?

2. What is the stage name of the victim Joseph knew?

3. What is the name of the restaurant where Moore and Kreizler meet for lunch after a funeral?

4. What is the name of Roosevelt's son who Moore mentions in Chapter 1?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does the investigative team visit Castle Garden in Chapter 14?

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

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

7. What do the Isaacsons tell Moore and Kreizler about the murders of a brother and sister after examining their bodies?

8. Why does Sara express concern for Kreizler in Chapter 19?

9. Why does Roosevelt want Moore's investigation into the boy prostitute's murder to be a secret.

10. How does Moore feel about the possibility that Kreizler and Sara are in love?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of secondary characters in the story. Why do you think there are so many secondary characters in the novel? What tone do they create? Why do you think the author introduces them all so soon in the narrative? What purpose might this serve?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Moore and Kreizler. How are they alike and how are they different? How do the characters play off of each other? How might the story be different if either character was not present?

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