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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 event does Stone and Allison attend in Chapter 5?

2. Where did the woman in #10 say she and her husband stopped to make a few repairs on the yacht?

3. Who is the Hollywood star who Stone's girlfriend wants to interview?

4. Stone calls Bill Eggers to have him hire _________________.

5. Paul Manning survived financially on __________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What request does Sir Leslie make of the court regarding Stone?

2. What does Stone learn about Libby from Allison and why is he concerned that she has shown up?

3. What is significant about Stone's finding the new rubber dinghy still intact on the yacht?

4. Why can Stone not represent Allison in her trial and why does Sir Leslie appear to be the perfect man for the job?

5. What is Libby's fate when trying to leave the island and why does Stone not think Allison is behind the tragedy?

6. Who is Stone Barrington?

7. What does Stone learn from Sir Leslie about the drastic punishment inflicted on guilty parties in St. Marks?

8. Who is Libby Manning and what is her possible impact on Allison's trial?

9. Who is Allison Manning and how does Stone come in contact with her?

10. What is Chris Wheaton's opinion of Allison and how does she intend to portray Allison in the broadcast segment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Woods use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Sir Winston. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of loss. Identify at least two themes about loss in the book. Then cite an example to support each theme you name.

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