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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 did Mark do to Wes?

2. Who had planned to kill Mark in the courtroom?

3. Who is arrested at the courthouse?

4. Who offers to serve as a character witness for Mark?

5. How did the priest in #132 learn about who killed Victor Trang?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Mark provide about not killing Sheila when he takes the stand?

2. Why does Diane set off the metal detectors at the courthouse and what are the implications?

3. Why does Sam not want Wes to meet with Mark?

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

5. Explain why Mark's business is in trouble even though he was acquitted in the murder trial.

6. What are the repercussions of a photo taken of Mark and Christina kissing?

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

8. What information do Wes and Glitsky share with Christina to prove that Mark is a rapist and a murderer?

9. What information does Christina find out about what Mark did regarding her and Joe Avery?

10. What is the impact of Michael Ross' testimony against Mark?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Lescroart use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 3

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

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