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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. Which character turns out to be associated with the imaginary friend named Mister Night?
2. Who tells Norman Collins that his fingerprints have been found on the weapon used to murder Dominic Barnett?
3. Whose imaginary friend was Mister Night?
4. Which piece of information does Tom NOT tell Karen during their outing in Chapter 36?
5. What is NOT an element Pete despises about the autopsy suites at the city's pathology unit?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does North portray Pete as both a skeptic and a dreamer?
2. How does Tom discover the "old mechanic's pit" (147) located under his garage floor in Chapter 27?
3. What does Chapter 40 reveal to be the significance of the name "Mister Night" (217)?
4. What new lead comes to the police department's attention in Chapter 44 and why?
5. Describe the police's response to Tom's call about the man trying to get into his house.
6. What evidence does Amanda find when she searches Francis Carter's former home in Chapter 48?
7. To whom does Tom tell his whole sordid Featherbank story in Chapter 36 and why?
8. What decision does Pete make the minute he gets into his car after leaving the safe house in Chapter 35?
9. What sight feels "invasive and wrong" (178) to Tom when he sees the police searching the house on Garholt Street?
10. Who was Dominic Barnett, according to Pete's accounts?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What message does North send within the pages of The Whisper Man concerning the link between altruism and self-preservation?
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
Read a lengthy interview with North. Write an essay explaining the connection between several of North’s answers and a major theme presented within the text of The Whisper Man.
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