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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 Diane set to do for her husband after a man tells her he is dead?

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

3. What is the name of the dog Mark gives to Kelly?

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

5. What is the name of a Swiss scientist that supposedly committed suicide while pregnant and before her wedding day?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kelly become a supermodel?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

One of the things that both Diane and Kelly must deal with in the face of danger is to go through the grieving process over the loss of their husbands.

Part 1.) In what way does the author portray Diane and Kelly's grieving process?

Part 2.) How do Diane and Kelly's grieving allow them to move forward with their investigation of their husbands' deaths?

Part 3.) How would Diane and Kelly's fates have been different had they not been able to grieve for their husbands properly?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of power and influence in the book. What might the author be suggesting about the impact one can make with great power and influence?

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