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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. Thorpe sneaks on board the plane and knocks whom unconscious?

2. While jogging, Kimberly and Abrams discuss what?

3. Which office of the O'Brien law firm do Abrams and Kimberly visit the morning after the burglars?

4. Where did Abrams and O'Brien meet in May?

5. What religion is Abrams?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the bartender at the University Club tell Thorpe?

2. What happens to Abrams on the roof of the firm's town home?

3. What does Kimberly want to do in the midtown office the day after the party?

4. How, according to Abrams, can Kimberly cripple the investigation of Talbot?

5. What happens when West tries to kill himself with the pipe?

6. What does West know about Thorpe and his personality?

7. What does Abrams find when he gets into Carbury's room?

8. What do O'Brien's actions, in the first part of the story, say about his character?

9. What about Thorpe points to his being a sociopath?

10. Who is Claudia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book to support your answer, answer the following question: Which pairing of protagonist and antagonist is most important to the story, and why?

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

Using the examples from the story to support your answer, answer the following: What makes a good leader? Who in the story is the best leader?

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