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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 does the bank robber do in Chapter 30 when the hostages will not listen?

2. What type of documentaries does Roger like to watch?

3. In Chapter 3, how old does the policeman look?

4. How many times does Julia say that Ro felt bad about outbidding people for an apartment?

5. What hobby did Zara take up after her psychologist suggested that she find a hobby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Jack saw a girl at the bridge prepared to commit suicide a week after a man jumped from the bridge?

2. What type of excuses might an addict's child come up with as excuses for their parent?

3. What happened after the hostages left the apartment?

4. What did Jack do when he was the first police officer into the apartment where the bank robber held people hostage?

5. What happened during Ro and Julia's first date?

6. Why is the man in the rabbit head in the bathroom?

7. What is the name of the real estate agent's agency, and why does it have that name?

8. Who is London, and what information does she provide in her interview to the police?

9. Why were the owners of the other apartment on the same floor as the apartment where the hostage drama was going on getting a divorce?

10. Why does Julia not want Ro to make friends during the hostage situation and apartment viewing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Zara and Lennart have a conversation on the balcony. What do Zara and Lennart converse about on the balcony? What do houses symbolize to each of them?

Essay Topic 2

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

The bank robber tries to rob a cashless bank. Why does the bank robber decide to rob a bank? What are her motives, and how do her motives cloud her judgment?

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