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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. Why does Kay take annual leave?

2. What function does Backhall serve at Valhalla?

3. In Chapter 15, after Kay rents a car in Miami, where does she drive?

4. At what hotel did Sterling stay during her hospital visits?

5. What dog does Kay name to validate her knowledge?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Kay go with Pete, and what does Pete give Kay?

2. In Chapter 12, what does Ethridge tell Kay about Mark James?

3. Why does Al Hunt visit Kay at home, and what does he tell her?

4. What does Kay discover about Sterling's whereabouts during the murder of her brother Cary?

5. How does Kay gain PJ's trust?

6. How does Kay learn that there is something on her back porch, and what is it?

7. In Chapter 14, why do Kay and Pete return to Valhalla, and what do they learn during their visit?

8. Who stops by Kay's table during breakfast with Ethridge, and whom does she recognize?

9. In Chapter 10, why does Kay travel to the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, and what does she learn?

10. What does Kay learn about Joseph McTigue when she makes a second visit to Mrs. McTigue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Benton Wesley profiles Beryl Madison's killer. Describe the characteristics he presents, and then compare and contrast them with what you know about Frankie Aims. Is Benton on track? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Sterling visits Johns Hopkins Hospital for cancer treatments. Does she try to keep her cancer secret? When we learn that she commits suicide, what is the state of her cancer? Is there something else at play here besides her illness?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the similarities in the murders of Beryl and Cary Harper's, and then discuss the differences Kay discovers. Which seem more important the common themes or the differences, and why?

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