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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. What is the name of the estate where Kenny lives?

2. Who is the first to show up at Rebus' office?

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

4. What tests does the lab man say may take a little longer?

5. What illness did Chambers suffer from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the chapter reveal about Lisa?

2. What do Rebus and Flight share as policeman and people?

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

4. What does the letter say about the killer?

5. Describe the phone call between Rebus and Chambers.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

What clues are there through the book that Chambers is the serial killer? What red herrings does Rankin lay out on the way?

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