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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 is the name of the Japanese scientist who Tanner had killed when he refused to work for him?

2. What is the name of the hotel that Tanner lures Kelly and Diane to in Chapter 29?

3. What does Tanner wipe out of Diane and Kelly's in Chapter 32?

4. What names do Diane and Kelly use to sign in to the Adams Hotel in Brooklyn?

5. Who arrives in Chapter 32 and saves Kelly and Diane from being captured?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Diane and Kelly encounter a burning car just outside San Sebastian?

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

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

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

5. How does Tanner react when he learns Flint missed killing the women at the Mandarin Hotel?

6. What happens when Diane is forced into a car by Greg Holliday?

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

8. What do Diane and Kelly do when they realize both of their husbands had scheduled trips to Washington D.C. just before their deaths?

9. How does Sam Meadows act towards Kelly when she visits him in Chapter 37?

10. What does Tanner reveal is the reason for killing Madeline Smith?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the things that both Diane and Kelly must learn to do during their adventure is learn to accept the fate they were dealt.

Part 1.) How is Diane and Kelly's ability to find acceptance in their situation allow them to achieve their goals?

Part 2.) What would have been impossible for the women to accomplish had they not learned acceptance for their problems?

Part 3.) What might the author be saying about the importance of being able to accept your lot in life based on his depiction of Diane and Kelly?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Kelly and Diane in the book. What about these characters' differences makes their ability to work together more successful?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the portrayal of widowhood in the book. What role does widowhood play in Diane and Kelly's ability to form a common bond in the book?

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