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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 many little boys is Frank Carter known to have murdered?
2. Jake tells his father Tom at the end of Chapter 11 that the monster outside his window had been taking what action?
3. Nearly all of the pictures Jake draws are of what types of scenes?
4. What quality does Pete recognize within the call Jane Carter made to him many years ago?
5. It is revealed in Chapter 5 that Tom refuses to take what action in front of his son Jake?
Short Essay Questions
1. What development causes Pete to tell Amanda that there is likely a break in the Neil Spencer case coming up?
2. With what sentiment does the writer of the prologue end his address to his son Jake?
3. From whose perspective is the beginning of Chapter 1 narrated and what is the setting?
4. What new details about the Tony Smith case does the reader learn in Chapter 7?
5. When the girl in the checked white-and-blue dress repeats the whole rhyme to Jake in Chapter 17, what acts does it warn against taking?
6. The reader learns in Chapter 19 the reason behind Pete's divorce from his wife Sally. What was the reason?
7. In what way does the final line of Chapter 1 refer back to the novel's title and why?
8. Whose courage does Pete admire in Chapter 12 when he reflects upon the capture of Frank Carter?
9. Describe the man who rings Tom's doorbell at the end of Chapter 13 and meets him at the start of Chapter 14.
10. What event occurs at the end of Part Two that causes Tom to call the police?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss North’s messages about guilt and responsibility within The Whisper Man.
Essay Topic 2
Explicate the theme of hope within The Whisper Man. What is North’s message regarding hope and how do you know?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of The Whisper Man and analyze North’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
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