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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. What body part of the victim found in Chapter 26 does Marcus want to photograph?

2. What facial disfigurement does Pomeroy have?

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

4. Paul says he is a fan of whom?

5. Moore learns in D.C. about a murder that seems connected to the killer in what New York city?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do the Isaacsons learn while in Chicago?

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

7. How does John die?

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

9. Why does Kreizler agree to rejoin the case?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the different people who make up the investigative team. What are the backgrounds of each character? What does each character bring to the table? How do they work together throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the role of Theodore Roosevelt in the novel. How does he drive the plot? Discuss the ways the story benefits from having a real person as a character. What disadvantages are there to this usage?

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