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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 does Hendricks think is the killer?

2. What does Lou compare the bum to when he sees Amy's body?

3. What day is payday?

4. When does Rothman say is the only time the police take notice of laborers?

5. What does the billboard say is a little stronger in Central City?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lou learn about the construction work being done at the Greek's diner?

2. How does Hendricks ask Lou to talk to Johnnie?

3. What suggestions are there in this Chapter 12 that Lou gets his killer instinct from his father?

4. What information does Rothman give about Johnnie?

5. How did the man from the union find it was Johnnie who stole his tires?

6. How does Lou talk to the doctor when he first arrives at his house?

7. What does Lou know about Billy Bob Walker?

8. What does Lou see in the picture he finds in his dad's library?

9. How do Hendricks and his secretary react when Lou starts speaking in cliches?

10. How does Lou get Conway into his car?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Lou assess his own sickness while in hospital? What evidence is there to suggest this not a reliable assessment? In what way does Lou trust his intelligence too much?

Essay Topic 2

Why does Lou only kill people he feels comfortable with and close to? What comment does this make about serial killers in general?

Essay Topic 3

How does Lou try to cover his tracks after each killing? What mistakes does he make? How much does it help that he is a policeman himself?

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