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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 tells the rest of the team that fingerprinting has been rejected by every police department in the world?

2. In what year do Moore and Kreizler investigate a series of murders together?

3. What is Kreizler's first name?

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

5. Who rescues Moore when he is drugged in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What concerns does the investigative team have they are studying psychology to learn about the killer's possible motives?

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

5. What does Biff tell Moore when he visits Paresis Hall in Chapter 11?

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

7. Describe the letter Sara obtains from that was sent to Mrs. Santorelli.

8. Why do Kreizler and Moore visit Kreizler's institute in Chapter 7?

9. Why is Sara concerned for the safety of the Santorellis?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the fact that powerful men in the city are trying to scare the team off of the murder case. Who are the men that have been trying to put a stop to the investigation? What lengths have they gone to to try to scare Kreizler and Moore off of the case? What are there reasons for doing this? What do you think the author is trying to say about the city during this time period through the powerful men?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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