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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. Neil's time of death is estimated in Chapter 23 to consist of a window of how many hours?

2. What feeling does seeing Jake evoke most strongly within Pete?

3. From whose first-person point of view is Chapter 47 presented?

4. Pete thinks in Chapter 30 about what kind of weapon that was used to kill Dominic Barnett?

5. What is the strongest emotion Pete experiences as a result of Tony's body being found, as described in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chapter 40 reveal to be the significance of the name "Mister Night" (217)?

2. What sight feels "invasive and wrong" (178) to Tom when he sees the police searching the house on Garholt Street?

3. In what way does North portray Pete as both a skeptic and a dreamer?

4. In what way is irony used within North's depiction of Amanda's feelings of respect for Pete?

5. For what reason does Dyson accompany Tom in Chapter 29 when Tom retrieves Jake from school?

6. What was Frank Carter's murder signature and what hypothesis does Pete create about it in Chapter 49?

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

8. What does Pete decide before his final prison visit with Frank Carter in Chapter 42?

9. In what way is Norman Collins revealed to be a red herring in Chapter 37 of the novel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Trace the characterization arc of Pete’s character throughout the novel The Whisper Man. Discuss whether Pete is a round or flat character and whether Pete is a static or dynamic character.

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