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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. How far along was Lexie Madison in her pregnancy in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 5, how long was the drive to Glenskehy?

3. What time did Cassie learn that the girls at Whitethorn made breakfast every morning?

4. In Chapter 3, when did Sam and Cassie go to Dublin Castle?

5. What time of day is it in Chapter 1 when Cassie arrives in Glenskehy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Cassie's family history?

2. In Chapter 10, what did Daniel tell Cassie about the old herb gardens?

3. What happened when the housemates went to Regan's shortly after they moved in?

4. In Chapter 3, what did Cassie remember about leaving the Murder squad?

5. What was Cassie's first case as a Murder detective?

6. In Chapter 1, who was Lexie Madison?

7. In Chapter 1, why did Frank Mackey want Cassie to come to a murder scene?

8. How was Cassie wired in Chapter 4?

9. What did Whitethorn House look like when Cassie first saw it in Chapter 5?

10. Even though the house is empty in the Prologue in Cassie's dream, what does she hear and see?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

It was rumored that a March had fathered a baby with a village girl in the past. What different versions of a story about a March fathering a baby were told to Sam and Frank? How did the passing of time make it difficult to know the truth of the story? Was bias a factor that made discovering the truth difficult?

Essay Topic 2

The people of Glenskehy would have nothing to do with the occupants of Whitethorn House. Why would the villagers have nothing to do with the occupants of Whitethorn House? What role did class structure play in the strained relationships between the villagers and the housemates?

Essay Topic 3

The Dublin police did not have professionally trained profilers of crimes. Why was Cassie often asked to create profiles of criminals? What made Cassie qualified to do profiling?

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