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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. For what reason does Tanner say he is sending notices of freak weather to Senator Van Luven?

2. What is the name of the ambitious and fascinating woman that steals Tanner's heart?

3. What does a fortune teller tell Diane that her relationship with Richard is surrounded by?

4. How much is the reward Tanner offers for anyone that can solve the homicide cases against the KIG employees?

5. What is the name of the person Tanner sees that Princess has married in Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What happens to Mark Harris after the men he's waiting for arrive at the observatory deck of the Eiffel Tower?

6. What happens when Andrew proposes to Princess?

7. How is Kelly's modeling career described in Chapter 10?

8. What does Tanner wish to do after Andrew wins a Nobel Prize?

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

10. What do the two notes found on Richard Stevens' body reveal?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of weather control in the book. What reason might the author have for bringing the readers' attention to weather control?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Tanner and Andrew Kingsley in the book. What is telling about the nature of these two characters based on their different views for KIG?

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