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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 is the name of the boy who died?

2. What city does the action take place in?

3. Which season is the story set in?

4. Where was Ellie's note tucked?

5. Who did the sole remaining human heart beat belong to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Raco think Falk may remember from childhood?

2. What shape is Luke in when he is found?

3. What are the theories about why Charlotte was left alive?

4. What is suspicious about Billy's room being torn apart?

5. What did Gerry's note to Falk say?

6. Why does Falk reluctantly return to Kiewarra?

7. Why is one of the coffins so small?

8. What is Raco doing when Falk finds him in the barn?

9. Who remains alive from the family of four, three of whom were killed?

10. Which image upsets the crowd of mourners?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author insinuate that the looks and whispers of the townspeople are directed at Luke? What is the mood when he is recognized?

Essay Topic 2

What does the barman mean when he tells Falk he does not want trouble? Is he alluding to the past, present, or both? Why would a police badge not carry weight?

Essay Topic 3

What does it mean that Falk both loved and feared being alone with Ellie? Does the author show Falk or Luke as more confident around girls? How does the dynamic shape the foursome's romances?

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