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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. Where is the youth sitting next to Rebus traveling to?

2. What position in Rugby does the author suggest one of the detectives plays?

3. What is Rebus doing when Lisa visits him?

4. Who does Rebus scare away outside the building?

5. Where does Rebus take Wolfman's letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the phone call between Rebus and Chambers.

2. How does Rebus end his relationship with Lisa?

3. How does Rebus clear the way for Kenny to leave the building?

4. What does the chapter reveal about Lisa?

5. Why does Sammy phone Rebus in this section?

6. What does Rebus tell Flight about Lamb?

7. What does Rebus say is his role whilst Flight talks to Arnold?

8. What does this chapter show about the difference between Rebus and Flight?

9. What happens to Rebus when he goes to the Churchill Estate?

10. Why is Kenny running away from his Uncle Tommy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the other characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

How does Rankin show the divide between Scotland and England? How does this divide affect the relationship between Rebus and the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

What is Rebus' relationship with his daughter Sammy? How does his relationship with his daughter affect the murder case?

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