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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. Where was Mickey's house that she used to own located?
2. What word did Gee despise when it was used to describe Mickey?
3. What does Mickey tell Truman her first impression of Dock was when she first met him?
4. What is Mickey's full first name?
5. Which cousin of Mickey's seems to recognize Kacey's most recent boyfriend?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Part I, how does Mickey know that the body she and Lafferty finds is the probable victim of a homicide?
2. What problems does Mickey have with Bethany, her son Thomas's babysitter, in Part I?
3. What does Mickey think of her new partner, Eddie Lafferty, in Part I?
4. What does Mickey refer to when she refers to the "first" time she found her sister Kacey dead?
5. Who does Mickey turn to for help when Kacey overdoses for the first time when she is 16 and why?
6. As an adult, what kind of relationship does Mickey have with Gee?
7. What is Mickey always afraid of when she is called to the scene in an area with the body of a young woman?
8. In Part II, who does Truman put Mickey in touch with who helps her find Kacey's most recent boyfriend?
9. What "other life" does Mickey wonder about sometimes?
10. What happens to Mickey's former partner Truman that takes him off the job?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What specific challenges does Mickey encounter as a female police officer? Write an essay explaining your answer.
Essay Topic 2
What factors in Mickey's childhood and adolescence do you think lead her to become romantically involved with Simon Cleare? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How does Mickey's perception of her own role in the mess that was her relationship with Simon Cleare change as she ages, and over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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