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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. Who contacts Harper via EROS, then turns the conversation over to Miles?

2. What does Harper doubt Dr. Lenz can adequately do?

3. What does Bob Anderson ask Harper to tell his wife?

4. What brings the killer down in the end?

5. What has the killer doused in gasoline?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Berkmann say Erin died?

2. How does Drewe get pulled into Harper's online conversation with Berkmann?

3. What does Erin tell Drewe about her plan of action? How does Drewe react?

4. What does Bob Anderson say to Harper at Erin's burial service? Why?

5. What do Miles and Harper think of Dr. Lenz's ability to interact online with the killer as a woman?

6. How does Harper react when he realizes the killer is close?

7. What does Harper discover when he arrives home with Mayeux? How does he react?

8. Why do Miles and Harper decide it is safe to engage Berkmann in conversation on the EROS system?

9. What makes Harper and Miles give the FBI an anonymous tip about the donor registries? What do they find?

10. How does Berkmann describe Kali? Why was she in Harper's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From the information the author provides, who is Miles? What kind of a person is he? What role does he play in the events that unfold throughout the story?

Essay Topic 2

What role does Drewe play in solving the mystery of the killer and his reasons for killing?

Essay Topic 3

In the end, Harper is face-to-face with the killer. He knows that the killer is there to take Drewe and kill him. Does he react in a way that you think is consistent with his character throughout the book? Why or why not? Use evidence from the story to support your answer.

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