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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. Why does Lisa want to go to the Old Bailey?

2. Where does Rebus say he has heard the American student's phrase before?

3. What does Rebus give Kenny?

4. What kind of class is Rebus' ex-wife teaching in the National Art Gallery?

5. Where does the man who rescues Rebus take him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rebus clear the way for Kenny to leave the building?

2. What did Wolfman's parents used to do to him as a child?

3. How does Rebus kill Chambers?

4. What was Wolfman's motive to kill?

5. Why does Rebus become interested in looking for Kenny?

6. How does Rebus end his relationship with Lisa?

7. Why does Rebus believe the woman's story about being attacked by the Wolfman?

8. How does Rebus find Lisa?

9. Why does Sammy phone Rebus in this section?

10. What does Rebus find out about Lisa in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the capture and death of Chambers. What meaning does it give the story that Rebus captures and kills Chambers in the National Gallery? Choose another death scene that you think fits into the novel's themes and discuss what new meaning it would bring the book.

Essay Topic 2

What are Wolfman's motivations for killing? In what way are these different to the motivations we usually expect from a serial killer?

Essay Topic 3

What is Lisa's role in the novel? In what ways could it said that she provides more of a hindrance than a help?

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