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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 Princess tell Tanner when he proposes to her for the first time?

2. What does Diane set to do for her husband after a man tells her he is dead?

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

4. What does Mark bring Kelly on their first date that amuses her?

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

2. What happens when Andrew proposes to Princess?

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

4. What do the New York detectives discover regarding a link between the murders deemed suicides in Berlin, Paris and Denver?

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

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

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

8. What happens when Kelly gets onto an elevator with her neighbor in Chapter 6?

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

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

After reading the afterword, it becomes clear that the author may have a larger purpose for writing the book than simply entertaining his readers.

Part 1.) What reason might the author have for imparting factual information in a book that seems to be purely for entertainment purposes?

Part 2.) What might the author be saying about the dangerous nature of weather control based on his afterword?

Part 3.) What might the author be saying about the implications of having or seeking too much power or control over others and even nature based on 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

Discuss the portrayal of widowhood in the book. What role does widowhood play in Diane and Kelly's ability to form a common bond in the book?

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