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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 Abe call Diz in Chapter 26?

2. Who kills Linda Polk?

3. At dinner, Diz and Jane talk about their divorce and __________________.

4. What does Abe tell Alphonse that panics him a little bit?

5. What does Arturo Cruz say about the night of Eddie's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprises Abe when he meets Father Cavanaugh?

2. What is revealed about Arturo Cruz and his knowledge about Eddie Cochran in Chapter 17?

3. What might the death of Eddie Cochran teach Dismas about coming to terms with the death of his own infant son?

4. What does Arturo Cruz tell Dismas about the night Eddie died and how can he prove that he did not kill him?

5. What feeling does Dismas get that Eddie's death has not been related to a drug deal or trouble at work?

6. Who is Matthew R. Brody III and what information does he give Dismas regarding blackmailing Arturo Cruz?

7. Why is Frannie having a hard time understanding Eddie's death and her possible role in it?

8. Dismas meets with Father Cavanaugh and does not realize that the priest reveals a huge piece of information in the case. What is it?

9. How has Glitzky's murder case unraveled at this point?

10. What are the circumstances of Linda Polk's death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of greed. Identify at least two themes about greed in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

Essay Topic 2

Lescroart uses more than one instance of irony in the play. Cite at least two other examples you can identify in the story and note why they are examples of irony.

Essay Topic 3

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Dismas, Jane, and the Cochrans. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, and socialization.

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