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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 supplies the information?

2. What is the surname of the victim found at the scene?

3. Who receives an email from the killers?

4. Which adjective is best used to describe Lemouz?

5. What problem is there between Jill and the other person(s)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Boxer interview regarding Michelle's whereabouts? Who gives Boxer an address?

2. What information does Boxer receive when she returns to the police station? Who delivers the news?

3. Discuss Boxer's visit to Jill's office. What is Jill's mood? Why?

4. Who observes the explosion from afar? What is the person's interest in the disaster? Why is the person pleased?

5. What is the gist of the call received by Boxer? What does the caller want Boxer to know?

6. How does Boxer respond when the townhouse she is admiring explodes?

7. When Boxer analyzes the scene, what is her conclusion about the murder?

8. Where does the next murder take place? Who goes to investigate?

9. Claire calls Lindsay and asks to meet. Where does Claire want to meet? What information does she have for Boxer?

10. Lindsay decides to take Jill's problem into her own hands. How does she do it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the pros and cons of the relationship between Joe and Lindsay. Is the relationship a good idea? Explain. How might the relationship affect their work on the current case? How might it affect future cases? Is there any way that the relationship could work? How would they handle the bi-coastal situation?

Essay Topic 2

Lindsay, Cindy, Jill and Claire are the Women's Murder Club. Each woman brings something unique to the table. Compare and contrast the four women and their roles in the club.

Essay Topic 3

Although there is great personal risk in entering a burning building, Lindsay Boxer operates on instinct at the Lightower home. Explain the difference between instinct and training, particularly as it relates to police work. What might have happened if Lindsay had not been at the scene? What might have happened if Lindsay had waited for emergency services to arrive? What possible danger did Lindsay face by going into the building unprepared?

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