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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. Who is present at the woman's apartment?

2. What is another term used for television?

3. Just before Quim dies, he thinks about which one of these places?

4. What emotion does Peabody feel when asked if she is jealous about being kept out of the loop?

5. What does Eve experience later that night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Eve's advice to Nadine? Will Nadine comply?

2. What does Eve do when she arrives at work in the morning? What does she find in her office?

3. Who greets Eve when she arrives home? What is the relationship between this person and Eve?

4. What about the play is shocking to Dallas?

5. Who is the next murder victim? Where does the victim work? What does he do?

6. Who is the main character in the story, what does she do for a living, where does she work and when does the story take place?

7. Was Quim involved in the murder of Richard Draco? Does he have any inside information? Explain.

8. What else is discussed on a more personal level?

9. Who calls Eve at Central asking for a meeting? What is the person's connection to the cop?

10. Who is Draco's understudy for the play? How does he feel about Draco?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write your own murder mystery based on "Witness in Death" and/or "Witness for the Prosecution." Supply complete storyboards. Include character information, plot, synopsis, etc. Explain your inspiration.

Essay Topic 2

There is a special relationship between Captain Ryan Feeney and Lieutenant Eve Dallas. Examine the relationship. What makes it special? How did the two meet? What are details of the professional and personal relationships? Are the feelings mutual? How often do Feeney and Dallas work together? Who has rank? Does rank ever interfere with their personal or professional lives? How does Feeney get along with Roarke? How might the relationship change if one of them were to be transferred?

Essay Topic 3

Dallas and Whitney have an interesting professional relationship. Although Whitney is Dallas' commander, it is clear that he also respects her as a cop and as a person. Dallas feels the same way about Whitney. Explain how the mutual admiration benefits their working relationship. Explore how Whitney's style of leadership has helped Dallas form her own style. What are the similarities? Despite Dallas' rage over the incident with Captain Stuart, she manages to keep relatively cool. How is that possible? Is it out of respect for Whitney, because of her position on the force or something else? How does Whitney react? What is Whitney's background and how does it compare to Dallas' background?

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