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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 city is Mark Harris in during the Prologue?

2. What does Mark continually send to Kelly to make her agree to go out with him?

3. Where did Diane and Richard go on their honeymoon?

4. What is the name of Kelly's neighbor that dies in an elevator crash?

5. Who does the person that the French policemen are questioning in Chapter 11 say has been missing since the night of Mark Harris' death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Andrew proposes to Princess?

2. How does Kelly describe the lengths her husband went to date her?

3. How is Diane and Richard's honeymoon suite described?

4. How does Kelly become a supermodel?

5. How does Kelly describe her time growing up in a boardinghouse owned by her mother?

6. What happens to Lois Reynolds after a man informs her that her brother is dead?

7. What is Tanner doing in Washington D.C. in Chapter 11?

8. What do the two French policemen say to the superintendent of the Eiffel Tower regarding Mark Harris?

9. How does Diane describe the lengths her future husband Richard went through to make her go on a date with him?

10. How does Diane react when she is asked to choose a suit for her husband to be buried in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A common theme found in the book is the characters' abilities to overcome their fears.

Part 1.) What is telling of Kelly's fears of sex and the dark, and her ability to overcome them in the book?

Part 2.) What fears must Diane and Kelly overcome now that their support systems--their husbands--have been taken from them?

Part 3.) What is telling about the nature of Diane and Kelly based on their ability to overcome their fears?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of law enforcement in the book. What about law enforcement's minimal influence help suggest the extent of Tanner's power in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Kelly and Diane in the book. What about these characters' differences makes their ability to work together more successful?

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