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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 an elderly man do that prevents Diane and Kelly from being shot?

2. Who do Diane and Kelly see on TV reporting on the death of Altieri?

3. What does Tanner say Harry Flint is that had started when he was a young boy?

4. How old does Kelly tell Mark that she was when she was raped that made her uninterested in sex?

5. How many carats of diamonds does Kelly's engagement ring have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Diane and Kelly do at LaGuardia airport in Chapter 34?

2. What happens when Diane, Kelly and Detective Greenburg visit Altieri at his estate?

3. What does Tanner do to Kelly and Diane's credit cards after they send three dozen computers to his office?

4. What happens when Diane takes her passport out of her safety deposit box and tries to get money?

5. How is Kelly and Mark's wedding night during their honeymoon described?

6. What happens when Kelly is met in the stairwell by a man holding a gun in Chapter 21?

7. What does Tanner tell Diane when she calls him from the Madarin Hotel?

8. What does Kelly do with her engagement ring in Chapter 33?

9. What do Kelly and Diane read in a newspaper regarding their husbands in Chapter 31?

10. What happens when Diane and Kelly see each other outside a hotel room in Chapter 30?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of law enforcement in the book. What about law enforcement's minimal influence help suggest the extent of Tanner's power in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the nature of Prima's role in the book. What is telling of the presence this object has in the book based on its mention in the Prologue?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, the character Tanner Kingsley has driven forth the tension and suspense of Diane and Kelly's plight.

Part 1.) What is telling about Tanner based on his polar attitudes exhibited in public and behind closed doors?

Part 2.) In what way does Tanner exemplify the antagonist in the book?

Part 3.) What might the author be saying about the implications of having too much power based on his depiction of Tanner?

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