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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 house number of the house on Garholt Street that Norman Collins once tried to buy?
2. What is NOT an element Pete despises about the autopsy suites at the city's pathology unit?
3. Pete thinks in Chapter 35 that there can "be little doubt" that which character has "grown into a good man" (187)?
4. What does Pete do with the vodka he pours into the tumbler near the end of Chapter 35?
5. Toward what location does Pete drivea at the start of Chapter 35?
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 does the theme of betrayal arise within one of the chapters in Part Four narrated by Tom?
3. Who was Dominic Barnett, according to Pete's accounts?
4. Who is Karen and what advice does she give to Tom in Chapter 24?
5. For what reason does Dyson accompany Tom in Chapter 29 when Tom retrieves Jake from school?
6. To whom does Tom tell his whole sordid Featherbank story in Chapter 36 and why?
7. On what basis is Norman arrested in Chapter 33 and how does Amanda feel about the event?
8. In what way is Norman Collins revealed to be a red herring in Chapter 37 of the novel?
9. For what reason does Pete feel compelled to view Tony's body at the city's pathology unit?
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
Trace the characterization arc of Tom’s character throughout the novel The Whisper Man. Discuss whether Tom is a round or flat character and whether Tom is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 2
How is the topic of obsession treated within The Whisper Man and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
What message does North send within the pages of The Whisper Man concerning the link between altruism and self-preservation?
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