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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 man that watches Kelly escape in a cab, who vows to kill her slowly?

2. How old does Kelly tell Mark that she was when she was raped that made her uninterested in sex?

3. How many acres does Altieri's estate sit on?

4. How long does Detective Greenburg promise police protection for Diane and Kelly in Chapter 22?

5. Where do Diane and Kelly find a modest boardinghouse to stay at in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Tanner do to Kelly and Diane's credit cards after they send three dozen computers to his office?

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

5. What does Kelly do with her engagement ring in Chapter 33?

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

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

8. What do Kelly and Diane do when they go into a clothing store in Chapter 28?

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

10. What happens when Kelly is met in the stairwell by a man holding a gun in Chapter 21?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book, the character Tanner Kingsley has driven forth the tension and suspense of Diane and Kelly's plight.

Part 1.) What is telling about Tanner based on his polar attitudes exhibited in public and behind closed doors?

Part 2.) In what way does Tanner exemplify the antagonist in the book?

Part 3.) What might the author be saying about the implications of having too much power based on his depiction of Tanner?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

One of the things that both Diane and Kelly must learn to do during their adventure is learn to accept the fate they were dealt.

Part 1.) How is Diane and Kelly's ability to find acceptance in their situation allow them to achieve their goals?

Part 2.) What would have been impossible for the women to accomplish had they not learned acceptance for their problems?

Part 3.) What might the author be saying about the importance of being able to accept your lot in life based on his depiction of Diane and Kelly?

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