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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. Who does Rebus leave Flight to go and see?

2. What do Rebus and Flight find in Chambers' home?

3. Who does Flight warn Rebus to stay away from?

4. What keeps Rebus mellow after he is stabbed?

5. What does Rebus kick beneath the stacked chairs in his office?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe Arnold as he looks across at the children?

2. How does Rebus react to finding out Chambers has Lisa?

3. What does Rebus find out about Kenny in this section?

4. How does Rebus kill Chambers?

5. What agreement does Lisa make with Flight in this section?

6. What happens to Rebus when he goes to the Churchill Estate?

7. Why does Rebus think Chambers could be the killer?

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

9. What does this chapter show about the difference between Rebus and Flight?

10. Describe the meeting between Rebus, Flight and the child molester.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Kenny Watkiss subplot. How does Rankin connect the subplot with the main plot? How does Rankin prevent the subplot from distracting from the main plot?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Rebus feel guilty about his family and particularly his daughter, Sammy? How does Rebus express his guilt?

Essay Topic 3

How does Rebus' and Flight's relationship change by the end of the novel? What was the turning of their relationship? Why was it important to the story that their relationship changed like this?

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