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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 shoots Mark in the hospital room?

2. What promise did Christina's mother break?

3. Why is Mark in a good mood when he arrives home one night?

4. What is the name of the bar where Mark and Wes meet?

5. What does the blood expert testify to regarding the blood found at the scene of the murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the judge rule that Chas Brown cannot testify against Mark?

2. What does Wes notice when he returns to the room being used for the defense?

3. What makes the judge believe that Mark is working for a mistrial?

4. Why does Wes contact Glitsky prior to meeting with Christina?

5. How does Wes try to implicate Glitsky in planting the vial of blood?

6. How is Mark's madness evidenced in the scene in Christina's hospital room?

7. What is the prosecutor's version of what happened to Sheila on the day of the murder?

8. What does Christina realize about Mark as a person after they are married and she understands how manipulative he is?

9. How does Mark convince Wes to meet with him in person?

10. How do the blood expert and Mark's doctor implicate him for stealing a vial of blood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lack of conscience takes on an almost human persona in this story. What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

The author uses some important instances of foreshadowing in the story. Explain what foreshadowing is and cite at least two examples making sure to explain what makes each an example of foreshadowing.

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