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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. What does James Lester smell like when Elvis goes to interview him?

2. How do Elvis and Lucy know Jodi Taylor?

3. What does Green hire Cole to do?

4. Where is Joe taking Ben while his mother and Elvis are at dinner?

5. When Mrs. Earle changes her story about LeCederick's arrest, what does she say about Rossi?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Elvis' interactions with Floyd M. Thomas, Ms. Bonell, and Mrs. Reese.

2. What does Toni Abatemao tell Cole about Stuart Langolier?

3. How does Rossi's former partner, Raymond Haig, feel about her?

4. Describe the relationship between Pike and Rossi.

5. What does Cole notice about Jonathan Green's office when he meets him and Truly about his Rossi report?

6. What does Haig tell Cole about Rossi's ambition to rise through the ranks of the police department?

7. What do the police officers discover when they go to Teddy Martin's home to inform him of his wife's murder?

8. What does Jonathan Green do when he arrives at Richards' apartment?

9. Why is Elvis surprised to see where Angela Rossi lives?

10. What does Angela Rossi do when she first meets Elvis? Why does she react that way?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the relationship between Elvis Cole and Lucy Chenier. Explain how their relationship evolves from when these characters first meet until the end of the book. How does their relationship change? How does Elvis' role in the Teddy Martin murder investigation impact this relationship?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that explains Lucas Worely's role in the murder investigation of Teddy Martin. How does Lucas Worely help Elvis and Joe prove Teddy Martin and Jonathan Green are guilty of the charges against them? Why is Worely able to help Elvis? Answer these questions and provide evidence that shows that Worely provided crucial information in bringing down the conspiracy between Martin and Green.

Essay Topic 3

How do Jonathan Green and Teddy Martin escape responsibility for the murders of Susan Martin and other witnesses? What happens to each at the end of the of the story? What factors enable them to avoid consequence for their actions? Answer these questions and provide text evidence to support your answers. Be to sure to explain the roles of money and power.

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