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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 Soneji throw inside the hospital room when he sees Cross and Groza?

2. Why does Kyle Craig have to go to the hospital at the end of Chapter 75?

3. Where does Soneji's recurring nightmare take place?

4. What is the setting of Chapter 54 when Abel Sante leaves his girlfriend's apartment?

5. What is cyanosis?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mr. Smith interfere with Cross' time with his children in the grocery store?

2. What does Pierce remember about the unusual detail in his Cambridge foyer on the night Isabella is murdered?

3. What does Cross notice about Pierce's apartment?

4. Why do Sampson and Pierce travel to Princeton, NJ?

5. What is the first clue Pierce leaves after he has killed Isabella?

6. Does Sampson become angry with Pierce for leaving to go to Paris?

7. What is Sampson's reaction to the attack on Cross family?

8. Is Pierce looking for Soneji's partner?

9. After Mr. Smith autopsies Sante, what does he do?

10. What do Pierce and Sampson discover on Walter Murphy's farm?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot development of this novel. How does the author connect the two stories of Soneji and Mr. Smith?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Soneji's and Cross' final confrontation. Where does it take place, and how difficult is it for Cross to defend himself? How is Soneji killed in the end?

Essay Topic 3

Pierce believes he is smarter than Cross, as well as a better detective. Do you agree or disagree? Provide textual examples to support your opinion.

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