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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. In the final chapter, Moore says Sara lives where?

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

3. What is Beecham's first job at the census?

4. What is the name of the expert Moore and Kreizler talk to in Chapter 28?

5. Who was abusive to Pomeroy because of his facial disfigurement?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Kreizler surprise Moore one day by taking him on a long train trip?

6. Why does Kreizler agree to rejoin the case?

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

8. What does Sara share with Moore about Kreizler's childhood?

9. How does John die?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss the fact that the team eventually realizes that the killer fits perfectly into the psychological profile they have constructed. How do they come to these conclusions? How do they react when their theories start becoming realities? Why do you think Carr makes the killer fit their profile so exactly? What point is he trying to make?

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