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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 a fortune teller tell Diane that her relationship with Richard is surrounded by?

2. Who is the first person to call Kelly after Mark's death?

3. What does Kelly develop a fear of as a child?

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

5. What is the name of Tanner's associate that listens to his surveillance equipment of Kelly and Diane in Chapter 19?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Kelly become a supermodel?

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

5. How was the Kingsley Group supposed to be when it was first started by Andrew Kingsley?

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

7. What happens when Andrew proposes to Princess?

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

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

10. What happens to Sonja Verbrugge after she receives a call from her husband to go to the Artesemia Hotel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's portrayal of megalomania in the book. What might the author be saying about the negative impact that megalomania can have on society?

Essay Topic 2

One of the most notable techniques the author uses in the book is that of flashbacks.

Part 1.) What is the reader able to learn about the pasts of the characters due to the use of flashbacks?

Part 2.) How is the author able to use flashbacks for character development?

Part 3.) What would have been missing from the story had flashbacks not been used?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of investigation in the book. In what way does Diane take to the role as investigator, initially? How does investigation save Kelly and Diane in the book?

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