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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 does Lindsay do in a weak moment of frustration with the case and with her illness?
2. Why does Lindsay drive back to San Francisco with Claire?
3. What does Claire do for a living?
4. Who does the driver of the limo claimed hired him?
5. Who does Phillip Campbell meet in the airport?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the reader supposed to assume about the strange man watching Becky Passeneu at Saks?
2. Why does Lindsay's doctor want to treat her with blood transfusions?
3. What is the situation with the security cameras at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
4. How does Gerald Brandt's respond to Lindsay's call about his business dealings after the story hits the paper?
5. What two aspects of the Brandt crime scene does Lindsay notice that later become important for the case?
6. What kind of illness is Lindsay diagnosed with?
7. Why does Lindsay agree to give Cindy the inside scoop on the DeGeorge murders?
8. What is Lindsay thinking about as she waits to see her doctor for the first time?
9. What is the purpose of the Women's Murder Club?
10. After seeing the sketch of the murder suspect, what does the witness tell Lindsay?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss why it was necessary for Raleigh to die in "1st to Die." Make sure to discuss what effect his death has on the text in general and on Lindsay in particular -- and why those consequences were necessary for the story.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss at least four aspects of "1st to Die" that can easily be carried over into a second novel in a Women's Murder Club mystery series.
Essay Topic 3
Although the novel seems to conclude with all of the loose ends being tied up, the reader learns from the Prologue that Lindsay is extremely depressed by the time the story ends. Discuss what three things most contribute to Lindsay's unhappiness and why Patterson may have chosen to have his strong, intelligent protagonist so unhappy at the novel's conclusion.
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