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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. Whose body do they find at the end of the chapter?

2. Where is the Ferris Wheel reconstructed?

3. Of what does Holmes write three different versions?

4. By whose visit is the opening of the Ferris Wheel overshadowed?

5. What does Holmes ask Anna to get from his vault?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Burnham manage to prove to the world?

2. What does Geyer find in Toronto?

3. What happens to Millet in the Aboard the Olympic chapter?

4. What eventually happens to Burnham and his wife?

5. What eventually happens to Holmes?

6. Describe Prendergast's visit to the City Hall.

7. What do Minnie and Anna see at the fair?

8. What happens in Mr. Chamberlain's office in the Departure chapter?

9. What does Geyer find out about the children in Indianapolis?

10. How does Holmes kill Anna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the novel's characterization. How well drawn do you think Larson's characters are? Select one of the minor characters such as Mrs. Lawrence and discuss how much you know about her background. How does Larson provide the reader with information about that character?

Essay Topic 2

Why did Holmes choose the women he did as his wives? What similar characteristics did they have? What kind of woman would have proven to be Holmes' downfall?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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