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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 is the name of a rival company of KIG that two well-known scientists worked at who were found dead?

2. Who do two uniformed police stare at that is now dead in Chapter 3?

3. What does Diane do when Earl Greenburg tells her that her husband is dead?

4. What is the name of the senator that takes offense of Tanner's strongly worded statements regarding government control of fossil fuel emissions?

5. What is the name of the head of KIG?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kelly become a supermodel?

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

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

4. What happens to Gary Reynolds when he is flying a plane?

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

6. What does Tanner reveal to Diane regarding a woman named Olga in Chapter 19?

7. How did Tanner feel about Pauline when they first met?

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

9. What does Kelly do with her dog before leaving for New York?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of Lois Reynolds in the book. In what way does Lois Reynolds' character act as a 'Rosetta Stone' for Diane and Kelly in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of tension in the book. What methods and techniques does the author use to impart a tension-filled atmosphere in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of Andrew Kingsley in the book. What about the way the author created Andrew as meaningless added to the reveal of his final vindication at the end of the book?

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