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

2. Who was the official tenant of the house on Garholt Street in 1997, the year Frank Carter committed his murders?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Dominic Barnett, according to Pete's accounts?

3. What new lead comes to the police department's attention in Chapter 44 and why?

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

5. What type of scene do Karen and Tom find back at Tom's house at the end of Chapter 52?

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

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

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

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

Explicate the theme of hope within The Whisper Man. What is North’s message regarding hope and how do you know?

Essay Topic 3

Sensory details are used frequently by North in order to create vivid pictures of each character's progression through the narrative of The Whisper Man. Choose three scenes in which sensory details are heavily used and discuss how the sensory details used serve North’s creation of vivid characters to populate the narrative.

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