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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. In what park are groups of dogs playing?

2. Who reveals a strong attraction and competition with Mallory throughout the novel?

3. Who feels guilty about having foresight and asks Butler if destiny is writ?

4. Who sheds fake tears for Coffey and the District Attorney?

5. Who jumps to the conclusion that Coffey has given into a conspiracy theory regarding the old women, threatening letters, and demands for money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mallory believe will be over when she returns from her trip?

2. How is Mallory cold when dealing with Edith before her trip?

3. Why is Riker alarmed by the change in Mallory as she pursues the investigation?

4. What is the epiphany that Butler has in Mallory's apartment?

5. When Mallory realizes she has been drugged, how does she get help?

6. In the end, how does Mallory act by Markowitz?

7. When Butler visits Edith, what does he discover about Mallory?

8. How does Mallory act in the investigation that raises alarms for her tendency of being a sociopath?

9. How does Butler meet Fanny Evenroe and what do they discuss?

10. Why was Redwing never prosecuted prior to the Markowitz case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the novel. The objective of this lesson is to discuss the use of foreshadowing in the book. Why does O'Connell insert foreshadowing into the novel? is it effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Mallory's personality invokes strong attraction for multiple characters ranging from Butler to Coffey. Why is this so? Whom is she attracted to if anyone? What is it about Mallory's personality that evokes protective instincts in men? What are some of her negative characteristics?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in New York in the 1990s when the women in the book are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do the have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not have, if any?

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