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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. How old is Francis Carter, the newest murder suspect, according to Pete?

2. To what type of establishment do Karen and Tom go after dropping their respective sons off at school in Chapter 36?

3. Pete tells Amanda in Chapter 25 that which character had been brought in for questioning 10 years before due to his odd behavior?

4. From whom does Pete receive a text message in Chapter 44, causing him to smile?

5. Toward what location does Pete drivea at the start of Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Discuss an instance when North uses a simile to create a vivid characterization of a marginal character, such as Norman.

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

Discuss North’s use of the motif of sound within the novel The Whisper Man.

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

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

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