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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. Whose thugs rescue Moore and Kreizler from the killer?

3. A man with what profession leads the team to Beecham's real apartment?

4. Who takes Moore to see Pomeroy?

5. What method of transportation does Moore use to visit Pomeroy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Morgan feel about Moore and Kreizler's investigation?

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

4. What does Dr. Wissler tell Moore and Kreizler about Indian mutilations?

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

6. What do Moore and Sara learn when they go to the census office to ask if John ever worked there?

7. Why does Marcus become excited when he sees that the killer left the third murdered boy prostitute's eye in tact?

8. What do the Isaacsons learn while in Chicago?

9. How does Paul help Kreizler and his team?

10. What do Moore and Kreizler learn from Adam Dury?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the theme of evil used in "The Alienist". What seems to be the idea of the notion of evil as portrayed in the book? What does Kreizler seem to feel about the idea of evil? What does it seem like the author is saying about the nature of evil?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the reasons why the team is drawn to the murder case. When do you first get the sense that the case is very important to Kreizler? Why do you think he initially becomes involved in wanting to solve it? What about the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the use of foreshadowing in the novel. Choose at least two instances of foreshadowing and expand on them. How was the foreshadowed issue addressed later in the novel? Why do you think Carr chooses to use foreshadowing in these instances?

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