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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. Where do Diane and Kelly plan on crossing the border into France after arriving in Europe?

2. Which of the following things does Kelly not say KIG will be watching in Chapter 24?

3. What is the name of the man that watches Kelly escape in a cab, who vows to kill her slowly?

4. Who blocks a hallway that momentarily delays Diane outside the penthouse of the Delmont Hotel?

5. What does Kelly do on the runway one night after breaking it off with Mark that embarrasses her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Kelly notice is different when she arrives at her Paris apartment in Chapter 35?

2. What happens when Diane takes her passport out of her safety deposit box and tries to get money?

3. What happens when Diane and Kelly see each other outside a hotel room in Chapter 30?

4. How are Kelly and Diane saved from danger when they arrive at KIG headquarters for a memorial service?

5. How does Kelly react after seeing Diane's face on the television in Chapter 20?

6. What happens when Diane and Kelly encounter a burning car just outside San Sebastian?

7. How do Kelly and Diane avoid being shot in Chapter 20?

8. What happens when Diane, Kelly and Detective Greenburg visit Altieri at his estate?

9. What do Kelly and Diane read in a newspaper regarding their husbands in Chapter 31?

10. How does Sam Meadows act towards Kelly when she visits him in Chapter 37?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A common theme found in the book is the characters' abilities to overcome their fears.

Part 1.) What is telling of Kelly's fears of sex and the dark, and her ability to overcome them in the book?

Part 2.) What fears must Diane and Kelly overcome now that their support systems--their husbands--have been taken from them?

Part 3.) What is telling about the nature of Diane and Kelly based on their ability to overcome their fears?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of Andrew Kingsley in the book. What about the way the author created Andrew as meaningless added to the reveal of his final vindication at the end of 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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