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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 Claire suggest that Lindsay do for her father in chapter fifty-five?

2. What were they able to match from Davidson's murder scene and Mercer's murder scene?

3. What does Claire say she thinks is possible after her examination of Mercer's body.

4. What does Cindy tell Lindsy the hero used to have that killed the Chimera?

5. What does Charlie tell Lindsay that they did find at Davidson's murder scene?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Cindy's date arrives in chapter forty-nine?

2. Describe the scene when Lindsay first meets with the warden of Pelican Bay, Estes.

3. What does Lindsay discover when she goes to see Mercer's wife?

4. What changes occur after the death of Mercer?

5. After thinking about what Weiscz told Lindsay what does she do?

6. Describe the memorial service that is held for Tasha Catchings.

7. Describe the scene where Claire is attacked.

8. What does Cindy find on Chimera in chapter fifty-six?

9. What does Claire tell Lindsay she found in her examination of the skin from under Estelle Chipman's fingernails in chapter twenty-nine?

10. Describe the murder of Mercer.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Does it seem accurate when Lindsay explains that Jill is not in a partnership with her husband but in competition with him?

2) Speculate on how a marriage would get to that point.

3) Do you believe that all of the women in the book would have the same tendencies? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

1) How important are the roles of males and females as they are seen in 2nd Chance?

2) Do you feel that the author's portrayal of how men and women are viewed in relation to their capabilities and roles is accurate? Why or why not?

3) Do you think that the author has a firm grasp on women's behavior even though he is male? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

1) What was the main plot of the story?

2) What were three of the top subplots in the story? How did they affect the main plot?

3) What was the climax of the main plot?

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