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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 the company Richard Stevens works for?

2. How many of her paintings did Diane find hanging in her honeymoon suite?

3. What happens to Mark Harris when he asks his colleagues if the meeting in Washington was all set?

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

5. What city is Mark Harris in during the Prologue?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 Lois Reynolds after a man informs her that her brother is dead?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of greed in the book. What about the author's portrayal of greed suggests his feelings on the implications of acting in such a way?

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