The Alienist Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Caleb Carr
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Alienist Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Caleb Carr
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 108 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 says, "By all rights you should be dead."?

2. Lucius and Marcus have a background in what?

3. Who does Joseph say called his murdered friend "uppity"?

4. After seeing a letter from the killer to Mrs. Santorelli, it is determined that the killer is about how old?

5. Who tells the rest of the team that fingerprinting has been rejected by every police department in the world?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Moore and Kreizler begin reminiscing about the murder case that makes up the stories narrative?

2. Why does Kreizler become angry when he is at Bellevue?

3. Why do Kreizler and Moore visit Kreizler's institute in Chapter 7?

4. Why does Sara express concern for Kreizler in Chapter 19?

5. Why is Sara concerned for the safety of the Santorellis?

6. Why does Moore begin to suspect that Kreizler and Sara are in love?

7. What do the Isaacsons tell Moore and Kreizler about the murders of a brother and sister after examining their bodies?

8. What do Sara and Moore learn when they arrive at the home of the Santorellis?

9. What similar murder to the murder of the boy prostitute does Kreizler bring up in Chapter 6?

10. How is the room where Giorgio served his clients described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the instance in the novel when Kreizler finally gets to interrogate the killer. What sorts of questions does Kreizler ask the killer? How does the killer respond to the questions? What techniques does the author use to portray the attitudes of both Kreizler and the killer? How does Kreizler seem to feel about the responses he receives?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the fact that the story opens in 1919 and quickly shifts to 1896 and then shifts back to 1919 at the very end. Why do you think Carr chooses to tell his story this way? Why do you think he did not just write the story in chronological order with the funeral at the end? What do you think can be gained by briefly starting the story in 1919 as opposed to 1896?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the significance of Joseph in the story. What role does Joseph play in the narrative of the story? How does he relate to Moore? What does his character reveal about Moore? Why is his death significant?

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