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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 does Tom find out about Dominic Barnett, his home's former tenant, in Chapter 24?
2. At the end of Chapter 24, Tom decides to visit which character to get some answers about Dominic Barnett?
3. In Chapter 49, Pete develops a hypothesis about Frank Carter's modus operandi of manipulating what objects at the scenes of his murders?
4. Whose imaginary friend was Mister Night?
5. In Chapter 23, Pete engages in what type of activity to reduce the stress associated with Neil's case?
Short Essay Questions
1. What type of scene do Karen and Tom find back at Tom's house at the end of Chapter 52?
2. Discuss an instance when North uses a simile to create a vivid characterization of a marginal character, such as Norman.
3. What evidence does Amanda find when she searches Francis Carter's former home in Chapter 48?
4. For what reason does Dyson accompany Tom in Chapter 29 when Tom retrieves Jake from school?
5. Describe the police's response to Tom's call about the man trying to get into his house.
6. In what way does North portray Pete as both a skeptic and a dreamer?
7. What was Frank Carter's murder signature and what hypothesis does Pete create about it in Chapter 49?
8. How does Tom discover the "old mechanic's pit" (147) located under his garage floor in Chapter 27?
9. For what reason does Tom leave Jake at home in Chapter 47 and who comes over to watch Jake?
10. To whom does Tom tell his whole sordid Featherbank story in Chapter 36 and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Determine North’s message within the novel The Whisper Man regarding the power of communication.
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
Discuss how and why North instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of The Whisper Man.
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