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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 happens when Bear responds to the person who is calling his name?

2. What type of clients does club Allure cater to?

3. How long ago did Parker's brother die?

4. Who does Parker think about as he moves through the club where he is to kill Barwell?

5. How does Parker kill Barnwell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why doesn't Isiah have any trouble catching the drug dealer and how do the citizens react?

2. What is Isiah Parker really doing at the Orange Julius stand?

3. Who is John Traficante and what is he doing?

4. What happens before the police can approach the target house?

5. How does Sarah feel about the success of her book?

6. Where does Stef find Bear and how does he react to finding him?

7. How does Bear feel about Central Park?

8. How does Stef react and handle his restriction to the wheelchair?

9. How long has Stef been obsessed with the Grave Dancer and how does he feel now that this obsession is ending?

10. What motivation did Stef have for continuing as a police officer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Judge how accurate you think this book may or may not be at representing law enforcement and organized crime. Do you believe organized crime still exists in our society? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

In what way did Grave Dancer show both compassion and disregard for human life? Did his feelings and actions change throughout the story? If so how, if not why do you think he was consistent?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways did the author of this novel use the tool of foreshadowing? Was this an effective strategy? Why or why not?

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