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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 guards escort Frank Carter to his visit with Pete in Chapter 15?
2. Pete had received the call alerting him to the disappearance of Neil Spencer just as he was sitting down to eat which meal?
3. Jake tells his father Tom at the end of Chapter 11 that the monster outside his window had been taking what action?
4. When Chapter 10 presents narration from Pete's perspective, how many years has it been since Tony Smith's murder?
5. How long has it been since Tom wrote anything, as revealed in Chapter 13?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whose courage does Pete admire in Chapter 12 when he reflects upon the capture of Frank Carter?
2. What is Jake's response to the concern Tom voices in Chapter 9 about Jake's drawing?
3. From whose perspective is the beginning of Chapter 1 narrated and what is the setting?
4. What event occurs at the end of Part Two that causes Tom to call the police?
5. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Pete is a determined man.
6. What is the significance of the line, "If you leave a door half open" (12)?
7. In what way does the final line of Chapter 1 refer back to the novel's title and why?
8. For what reason has Tom worried about the trajectory of his career in the wake of Rebecca's death?
9. What development causes Pete to tell Amanda that there is likely a break in the Neil Spencer case coming up?
10. With what sentiment does the writer of the prologue end his address to his son Jake?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of The Whisper Man and analyze North’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss North’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Whisper Man.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for The Whisper Man.
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