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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 Levi pour over his wounds?

2. Why does Hunt arrest Cross?

3. What does Hunt think that Cross put in David Wilson's wrecked car?

4. What does Officer Taylor hear when she arrives at Ken Holloway's house?

5. What do Hunt and Yoakum NOT see at the Cross house when they go to arrest Cross?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack reveal about the truth of how Alyssa died in the mine shaft?

2. What reason does Hunt give Yoakum for why Officer Cross probably killed David Wilson?

3. How is the scene described at Meechum’s house when Hunt and Yoakum enter?

4. Describe the scene which Hunt and Yoakum find when they arrive at Officer Cross' house to arrest him.

5. Why does Levi say he carried his daughter's coffin to the remote spot in the woods?

6. What is the cause of Levi's infected finger and why does he try to strangle Jack?

7. What does Johnny help Levi do while he waits to ask him what David Wilson may have told him about the missing girl?

8. Why does Yoakum think that Hunt's involvement in the Merrimon case be harmful for several reasons?

9. How does fear drive Yoakum to shoot Meechum and Johnny to stalk Levi?

10. How had Levi learned of his daughter's death and what did God tell him to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Abuse takes on an almost human persona in this book. What were the sources of emotional abuse in the story? What is this literary technique called? Cite examples that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Katherine and her relationships to her son and her lover. What has led to Katherine’s struggles with alcohol and drug abuse? How does this abuse affect her son? How does it affect her?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Detective Hunt. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in his life?

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