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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 do Burnham's wife and children live?

2. What is the name of the new family that moves into Holmes' apartment?

3. What does Dr. Kelley cure?

4. Where would Emeline's footprint later be discovered?

5. From what city do three of the architects come?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gertrude's attitude towards Holmes change in the Cuckolding?

2. What event does the Chicago Exposition celebrate?

3. Why does Mrs. Lawrence not go to the police in Chappell Redux?

4. Why are the attendances initially low?

5. Who does Burnham invite to work on the designs for the World Exposition Fair?

6. What does Pendergast say in the postcard he sends Cooling?

7. What does Burnham concede in his negotiations with the unions?

8. What does the Modus Operandi chapter say about Pendergast's desires as a serial killer?

9. Describe the submission sent in by George Ferris.

10. What mistake has the structural engineer made in Cold Blooded Fact?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Larson use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways has Chicago always been linked with crime? What other criminals are linked with the city? How is Chicago's reputation for crime influenced through its representation in popular culture? What difference do the students think the Exposition made to crime in the city?

Essay Topic 3

What position does Dr. Holmes hold in American popular culture? How was he able to go undetected for so long? Does the author present him as someone with a motive or does he portray him as completely evil?

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