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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. What is the name of Karen's son, as revealed in Chapter 13?
2. How many dead children's bodies were found in Frank Carter's house?
3. How old would Tony Smith be if he were alive today, aocording to Pete in Chapter 10?
4. Across what type of feature is the predator in Chapter 1 tracking the little boy named Neil?
5. Tom is making coffee in Chapter 13 when he sees a man outside near what part of Tom's property?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jake do when Tom asks if he wants to say goodbye at the end of Chapter 4?
2. What is the significance of the line, "If you leave a door half open" (12)?
3. From whose perspective is the beginning of Chapter 1 narrated and what is the setting?
4. What does Jake tell his father Tom in Chapter 11 that convinces Tom to honor the boy's request to sleep in his father's bed?
5. What symbolism does Tom see within the name Featherbank?
6. What development causes Pete to tell Amanda that there is likely a break in the Neil Spencer case coming up?
7. Describe the man who rings Tom's doorbell at the end of Chapter 13 and meets him at the start of Chapter 14.
8. What is Jake's response to the concern Tom voices in Chapter 9 about Jake's drawing?
9. When Pete visits Frank Carter in prison in Chapter 15, Frank Carter says that he will give up Tony Smith's whereabouts if Pete takes what action?
10. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Pete is a determined man.
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
What is the function of Norman Collins's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by North in depicting Collins and include in your discussion the reasons that North portrays him in these particular ways.
Essay Topic 3
How is the topic of obsession treated within The Whisper Man and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
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