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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 is Lisa meeting at the Old Bailey?

2. Where does the secretary suggest Lisa could be?

3. Who phones Rebus asking for his help?

4. How does Rebus kill Chambers?

5. What method of transport does Rebus use to get home?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Wolfman's parents used to argue about?

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

4. Why does Sammy phone Rebus in this section?

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

6. What was Wolfman's motive to kill?

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

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

9. What does the chapter reveal about Lisa?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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