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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 happens to Isabella when she is alone on the island?

2. At the landing strip, Mike and Alex are met by whom?

3. After the dinner ends Jed says that he's going where?

4. Who is the pilot taking Alex and Mike to Martha's Vineyard?

5. What does Mike seem to fear that Alex reassures him is safe?

Short Essay Questions

1. What discovery do Alex and Mike make when they go to the island?

2. Describe Anderson.

3. How does Mike dissuade Alex from believing she is an intended murder victim?

4. How did Isabella meet Jed?

5. What did Isabella say that Alex now regrets not taking seriously?

6. What is the importance of the game of Jeopardy?

7. Describe Mrs. Zalina.

8. Describe Ellen.

9. Why does Richard come to see Alex?

10. Describe Jed.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe some of the settings for the stories. What is the overall setting? Be sure to include geography, time period and any pertinent popular culture events. Why did the author choose to use these places in the stories?

Essay Topic 2

Who feels betrayed in Final Jeopardy and in what ways? Who suffers as a result of this betrayal? What emotions are evoked by betrayal? Take a closer look at the different people involved and the roles they play.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of women in New York in the 1990s when the women in the stories are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do the have? What freedoms do they have that 21st century women do not have, if any?

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