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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 the NYPD captain that Abrams calls to tell about the events of the evening?
2. What does O'Brien ask Abrams to do?
3. Whom does Thorpe tell O'Brien he is working for?
4. What is the name for an actor who resembles another person, and plays the person, to prevent that person from being harmed?
5. Who gave West fail-safe devices?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kimberly want to do in the midtown office the day after the party?
2. What is an "armchair spy"?
3. What fears does Kimberly share with O'Brien?
4. What did Arnold Brin do before he was murdered?
5. How, according to Abrams, can Kimberly cripple the investigation of Talbot?
6. What does West find when he returns to his room after Thorpe's call?
7. What do the interactions of the guests reveal about Katherine Kimberly and Marc Pembroke?
8. What is O'Brien's role in the journal with the Talbot information?
9. What do Tony Abrams and Patrick O'Brien discuss at their first meeting?
10. What are some actions that Kimberly takes to show she does not trust Thorpe?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the role of observations in the story? Do observations drive actions, or do actions drive observations? Who is observant, and who is being observed? Cite examples from the story to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
There are several women in the book who do things only women can do. Pick two of the women below and discuss their roles in the book and how they are similar to/different from each other. Remember to use examples from the book to support your answer.
a. Claudia
b. Ann Kimberly
c. Joan Grenville
d. Eleanor Wingate
Essay Topic 3
What is humanization? What does it mean when a character is humanized? Which character is the most humanized in the story? Why? Support your answer with examples from the book.
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