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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. Who is Roarke's childhood friend?

2. Who confronts Jacoby about the search warrant for Yost's home?

3. When Eve arrives home, who informs her that Roarke is upset?

4. What color wig does Yost wear during the second homicide?

5. Who does Eve talk to about the homicides in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the role of wigs in the murder case.

2. Discuss the conversation Eve has with the homicide detectives in Cornwall.

3. What does Eve believe is the reason for the murder of Darlene?

4. Discuss the information found involving silver wire.

5. Who is the federal judge who is murdered in Chapter 11 and why is this important?

6. What does Eve conclude about Yost as a murderer?

7. What do Eve, Feeney, and McNab discuss about the murder case in Chapter 9?

8. Discuss the FBI's visit to Eve's office.

9. Who is Magda Lane, and why is she at the party that occurs in Chapter 1?

10. What does Eve ask Summerset about in Chapter 6, and what is Summerset's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the writing style of the story. Include the use of a prologue as well as the time frame of the story.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the profession of Eve and how it gives her the skills to solve the series of murders committed.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Yost's childhood and the connection it has to the life he leads in the novel.

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