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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. On what street is the house in Featherbank to which Jake and Tom move?
2. In Chapter 11, Tom has a nightmare about his father throwing what object at Tom's mother's face?
3. Which other name is mentioned within the prologue, in addition to the person to whom it is addressed?
4. Chapter 2 presents events from whose perspective?
5. In Chapter 18, when Tom hears Jake talking to someone, who does Jake say it is?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does the final line of Chapter 1 refer back to the novel's title and why?
2. What new details about the Tony Smith case does the reader learn in Chapter 7?
3. With what sentiment does the writer of the prologue end his address to his son Jake?
4. For what reason has Tom worried about the trajectory of his career in the wake of Rebecca's death?
5. What is Jake's response to the concern Tom voices in Chapter 9 about Jake's drawing?
6. What is the significance of the line, "If you leave a door half open" (12)?
7. What event occurs at the end of Part Two that causes Tom to call the police?
8. What does Jake do when Tom asks if he wants to say goodbye at the end of Chapter 4?
9. When the girl in the checked white-and-blue dress repeats the whole rhyme to Jake in Chapter 17, what acts does it warn against taking?
10. Describe the man who rings Tom's doorbell at the end of Chapter 13 and meets him at the start of Chapter 14.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss North’s messages about guilt and responsibility within The Whisper Man.
Essay Topic 2
What message does North send within the pages of The Whisper Man concerning the link between altruism and self-preservation?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of The Whisper Man and analyze North’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
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