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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 much time did Norman spend with Tony's body the first time he paid a fee to view his corpse?
2. What is the strongest emotion Pete experiences as a result of Tony's body being found, as described in Chapter 30?
3. Just before Pete leaves in Chapter 34, Jake thanks him for the use of what kind of apartment?
4. Inside what kind of container beneath the floor of his garage does Tom find Tony's body in Chapter 27?
5. What sound causes Pete to end the call he is making to Tom in Chapter 51?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whose perspective does the narrator present in Chapter 37 and what is the intended effect of the choice?
2. In what way is irony used within North's depiction of Amanda's feelings of respect for Pete?
3. What does Pete decide before his final prison visit with Frank Carter in Chapter 42?
4. Describe the police's response to Tom's call about the man trying to get into his house.
5. In what way is Norman Collins revealed to be a red herring in Chapter 37 of the novel?
6. What type of scene do Karen and Tom find back at Tom's house at the end of Chapter 52?
7. For what reason does Dyson accompany Tom in Chapter 29 when Tom retrieves Jake from school?
8. For what reason does Pete feel compelled to view Tony's body at the city's pathology unit?
9. On what basis is Norman arrested in Chapter 33 and how does Amanda feel about the event?
10. Discuss an instance when North uses a simile to create a vivid characterization of a marginal character, such as Norman.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss North’s use of the motif of sound within the novel The Whisper Man.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss North's choice to tell the story of The Whisper Man using the first person point-of-view for Tom and a third person limited omniscient narrator for other narrators, such as the child-murderer, Amanda, Jake, and even Pete. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are North’s intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss how and why North instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of The Whisper Man.
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