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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's first name?

2. What is the name of the man who killed his neighbor's daughter for no apparent reason?

3. What is the last name of the brother and sister who were murdered and mutilated?

4. What does Paul do?

5. How old does Moore suspect Joseph is?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Roosevelt give Moore on March 3, 1896 at the watchtower?

2. What leads Kreizler to believe that the person who killed the boy prostitute is a serial killer?

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

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

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

6. Why is Roosevelt excited about his meeting with Kreizler and Moore, which he tells Moore about at the watchtower?

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

8. What happens when Sara and Moore run into Paul and Biff at the police department?

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

10. Why does Kreizler withhold his goal from the Isaacsons when he asks them to examine the bodies of a brother and sister?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of the team's visit with Adam Dury. How does Adam react when Moore and Kreizler first show up at his door? Why do you think he acts this way? What tone is set during their introductions? What does the team learn from Adam?

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 instance in the novel when Kreizler finally gets to interrogate the killer. What sorts of questions does Kreizler ask the killer? How does the killer respond to the questions? What techniques does the author use to portray the attitudes of both Kreizler and the killer? How does Kreizler seem to feel about the responses he receives?

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