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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 does Mickey leave her uniform and her gun when she changes into civilian clothes and goes to look for Kacey?

2. Which officer does Mickey work with on the domestic incident call she responds to in Part I?

3. What does Mickey do at the O'Brien family Thanksgiving that she usually does not do?

4. What phrase does Mickey's new partner use in Part I about the people they are supposed to protect that turns Mickey off?

5. What movie does Mickey's new partner reference to her in Part I that she vehemently dislikes?

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 kind of relationship does Mickey have with Paula Mulroney?

3. What did the Nutcracker field trip highlight for Mickey when she was a child?

4. Why did Mickey decline to attend college even though she was accepted?

5. In Part II, who are the people who respond to Mickey when she reaches out looking for Kacey?

6. What does Mickey want Lafferty to know about Kensington in Part I?

7. What problems does Mickey have with Bethany, her son Thomas's babysitter, in Part I?

8. What "other life" does Mickey wonder about sometimes?

9. What does Mickey apologize to Truman for, and what does he tell her she should have apologized for?

10. In Part I, what does Mickey reveal about her former partner Truman's handling of police business and how it differs from her own?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What tactics does Moore use throughout the novel to build tension? Write an essay explaining your answer, citing specific references to the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay explaining the bond between Mickey and her long-time professional partner, Truman Dawes, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Mickey really feel about the neighborhood she has long patrolled as a police officer, and about its people? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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