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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 do people call Krantz "pants"?
2. Who follows Pike to the family day picnic?
3. What is Lucy's job?
4. Who is the other woman Joe is in love with?
5. Who does Cole try to get information from at Parker Center?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Cole talk to Curtis Wood?
2. What information does Jerry Swetaggen give Cole?
3. Why does Cole turn off Dolan's car?
4. How does Krantz react to Cole and Pike watching the investigation?
5. Why does Frank Garcia fire Pike and Cole?
6. Why does Joe Pike come to Cole's house in Chapter 1?
7. Why does Lucy Chenier move to Los Angeles?
8. Why do Cole and Pike drive to Lake Hollywood?
9. Why is Cole angry when he arrives at the coroner's office?
10. Why does Dolan go to Frank Garcia's house in chapter 15?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
L.A. Requiem is classified as a crime thriller. The book has also been described as a mystery novel and a serial-killer novel. Which of these classifications is the most appropriate for the story? Why? What other descriptions could be appropriate for the book? Use specific examples from the story to explain and justify the response.
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the book, the reader learns about Joe Pike's childhood and military past through flashbacks. How have those events from Pike's past influenced his character? How are those past events connected or related to current events in Pike's life? Use specific examples from the text in the response.
Essay Topic 3
Joe Pike works with two partners in the story. First, he works with the older cop, Abel Wozniak. Later, Pike teams up with Elvis Cole to create a private investigator agency. How are these two partnerships similar? How are they different? What does the reader learn about the characters through these partnerships? How does each partnership contribute to the plot's development? Use specific examples from the text in the response.
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