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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 Pete do with the vodka he pours into the tumbler near the end of Chapter 35?
2. Which element is NOT a part of the mural Amanda finds at the last known address of Francis Carter?
3. Pete decides by the end of Chapter 49 that Frank Carter likely feels what primary emotion toward his son Francis?
4. How much time did Norman spend with Tony's body the first time he paid a fee to view his corpse?
5. Whose imaginary friend was Mister Night?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way is Norman Collins revealed to be a red herring in Chapter 37 of the novel?
2. What does Chapter 40 reveal to be the significance of the name "Mister Night" (217)?
3. What does Pete decide before his final prison visit with Frank Carter in Chapter 42?
4. For what reason does Pete feel compelled to view Tony's body at the city's pathology unit?
5. What was Frank Carter's murder signature and what hypothesis does Pete create about it in Chapter 49?
6. What evidence does Amanda find when she searches Francis Carter's former home in Chapter 48?
7. In what way does the theme of betrayal arise within one of the chapters in Part Four narrated by Tom?
8. In what way is irony used within North's depiction of Amanda's feelings of respect for Pete?
9. Who is Karen and what advice does she give to Tom in Chapter 24?
10. What is the one useful piece of information Tom gleans from Mrs. Shearing when he visits her in Chapter 26?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within North’s novel The Whisper Man. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.
Essay Topic 2
How is the topic of obsession treated within The Whisper Man and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the theme of hope within The Whisper Man. What is North’s message regarding hope and how do you know?
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