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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. When looking for Beecham's apartment, the team finds an elderly woman with what kind of pets?

2. Where do Moore and Kreizler look for answers in Chapter 28?

3. What does the team find in Beecham's old room in an elderly woman's home?

4. Where is the victim found in Chapter 26?

5. Whose thugs rescue Moore and Kreizler from the killer?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Moore and Kreizler learn about Pomeroy's childhood when they talk to him?

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

4. Why does Kreizler agree to rejoin the case?

5. How does the investigative team know that the killer is bald?

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

7. Describe Moore's meeting with two local bishops when he is investigating the boy prostitute murders.

8. Why do city officials kidnap Moore and Kreizler?

9. How does Moore find himself knocked unconscious at the Croton Reservoir?

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

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 role of Sara in the novel. What is her personality like? How does she interact with other characters? What seems to be her driving motivation? How would the novel be different without her? Do you think the author uses her character to make a statement about women in this time period? Why or why not? Use text to support your claim.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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