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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. Who goes downstairs right before the kidnapper starts to ascend the stairs in Chapter 51?

2. Who tells Norman Collins that his fingerprints have been found on the weapon used to murder Dominic Barnett?

3. Who provides a place for Tom and Jake to stay while their house is still considered an active crime scene?

4. Chapter 50 reveals that Rebecca's cause of death had been due to what?

5. What had Pete intended to tell Tom when he first placed a call to him in Chapter 52?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does Tom tell his whole sordid Featherbank story in Chapter 36 and why?

2. What is the one useful piece of information Tom gleans from Mrs. Shearing when he visits her in Chapter 26?

3. Whose perspective does the narrator present in Chapter 37 and what is the intended effect of the choice?

4. What evidence does Amanda find when she searches Francis Carter's former home in Chapter 48?

5. For what reason does Tom leave Jake at home in Chapter 47 and who comes over to watch Jake?

6. For what reason does Pete feel compelled to view Tony's body at the city's pathology unit?

7. What decision does Pete make the minute he gets into his car after leaving the safe house in Chapter 35?

8. Who is Karen and what advice does she give to Tom in Chapter 24?

9. In what way does the theme of betrayal arise within one of the chapters in Part Four narrated by Tom?

10. On what basis is Norman arrested in Chapter 33 and how does Amanda feel about the event?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the interplay between the resolution of The Whisper Man and one of the novel's main messages. How does North make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Choose an object from The Whisper Man, such as the devil mask, the taped-up cardboard box, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

Essay Topic 3

Determine North’s message within the novel The Whisper Man regarding the power of communication.

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