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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. How many years does Kelly's mother spend working as an industrial cleaning lady?

2. What profession is Kelly Harris?

3. What is the name of the detective in charge of homicide in Manhattan?

4. Where did Diane and Richard go on their honeymoon?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Andrew proposes to Princess?

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

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

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

5. Describe the interaction between Diane and Earl Greenburg when he visits her apartment in Chapter 1.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of law enforcement in the book. What about law enforcement's minimal influence help suggest the extent of Tanner's power in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of Lois Reynolds in the book. In what way does Lois Reynolds' character act as a 'Rosetta Stone' for Diane and Kelly in the book?

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