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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. Where are Moore and Kreizler supposed to go in Chapter 34?

2. Where do Moore and Kreizler visit in Chapter 31?

3. What activity does Adam say helped Japheth with his facial tick?

4. Moore begins researching unsolved crimes in what bureau?

5. Who was Pomeroy locked up for murdering?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Paul help Kreizler and his team?

2. Why does Kreizler agree to rejoin the case?

3. What does Kreizler tell Moore about Mary after they get shot at?

4. How does John end up being sent to St. Elizabeth's Asylum?

5. What does the team find when they visit the apartment where John has been living?

6. Why do city officials kidnap Moore and Kreizler?

7. What clue do Moore and Kreizler uncover on a trip to Washington D.C.?

8. What do Lucius and Marcus find when they autopsy John's body?

9. What bad news do Moore and Kreizler receive in Chapter 36?

10. What happens when Moore and Kreizler attend the opera on the night when the killer is supposed to strike?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explore the significance of Kreizler leaving the case after Mary is killed. What is his reasoning for dropping out of the case? Why does he make this decision after his love has been killed? Does he seem justified in his reasoning? Why or why not? Why does he eventually come back? What has changed?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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