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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 find a modest boardinghouse to stay at in Chapter 30?

2. What is the name of the machine Tanner owns that allows him to create voice prints?

3. How long does room service tell Kelly it will be until her food arrives in Chapter 21 when there is a mysterious knock on her door?

4. What is a man that Kelly runs into in a stairwell holding in Chapter 21?

5. What does Diane learn the bank believes her to be when she arrives to get her passport?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Diane is forced into a car by Greg Holliday?

2. What does Tanner reveal is the reason for killing Madeline Smith?

3. How is Kelly and Mark's wedding night during their honeymoon described?

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

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

6. What do Diane and Kelly do when they realize both of their husbands had scheduled trips to Washington D.C. just before their deaths?

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

8. What does Tanner show Senator Van Luven and her two assistants when they visit KIG headquarters in Chapter 29?

9. What does Tanner tell Diane when she calls him from the Madarin Hotel?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the nature of Prima's role in the book. What is telling of the presence this object has in the book based on its mention in the Prologue?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of courage that is represented in the book. Where are Diane and Kelly able to find the courage they need to fight against Tanner, and what does this say about their characters?

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