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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. While Wincott is talking to Regan in the coffee room, who does Alec call?
2. What is Sophie's job when she begins the investigation about Mary?
3. Where does the photo on Regan's email originate from?
4. What does Melissa tell Alec about Regan's computer email?
5. After Sophie tells Regan about her investigation into the murder of Mary Coolidge, what does Sophie ask Regan to do?
Short Essay Questions
1. When the workers find the toe sticking out of the ground near the running trail, what do they know about the victim just by looking at the toe? Consider the location. What else could the workers surmise from their findings?
2. Why is Henry Portman, Regan's assistant, so concerned with Peter Morris?
3. Why does Alec not want to be Regan's bodyguard for three weeks?
4. In Chapter 27 at the party for the high school artists, who do you think is the uninvited guest and what does he want with Regan? It could be several people. Give your answer and explain.
5. Sophie tells the other women that Dr. Shields left the island. Why are Sophie and Cordie going to stay after he already left?
6. When the killer arrives home after chasing Regan in the garage, he feels that he has failed, but knows that the "beast" would never let him get caught. Discuss the "beast" as if it were a separate character, as the killer believes. What powers does the "beast" have over the killer?
7. Describe what each girl (Regan, Sophie, and Cordie) wrote on their "murder lists." What does this tell the reader? What danger is Regan in over this list?
8. When Regan and the girls attend the seminar by Dr. Shields, Regan believes there is a "plant." Who is it?
9. Who is Dr. Lawrence Shields and what is his relationship with Mary Coolidge?
10. Why does Sophie really want to get involved with the Mary Coolidge case?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The three murder lists sent over the fax machine and by mail were "Murder List", "Our Murder List", and "My Murder List." Why does the killer change the title of each list? How is each list changed? How does it lead to the next clue?
Essay Topic 2
There are several clues that lead Alec to connect Regan and Haley Cross. What are these clues? How does Alec connect the murder of Haley with Regan? Does this mean more danger for Regan? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the connections of the killer's crate (later the shoebox.) What does the killer collect? Why does the killer collect these items? Since these items would tie the killer to the victims, why would he hang on to them?
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