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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 owns the company that makes the briefcase Yost owns?

2. Who is interested in Eve's homicide case?

3. Whose murder does Eve review in Chapter 11?

4. Who is supposed to be the target for the fourth murder performed by Yost?

5. What does Eve attend the auction for Magda Lane as?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Mick Connelly, and how does he know Roarke?

3. While Yost is watching a tape of a ball game, what do readers learn about his reasons for murdering Darlene?

4. What does Roarke learn about Yost in Chapter 12?

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

6. What do Eve and Peabody learn at the jewelry shop?

7. What is Roarke's response to the second murder?

8. What occurs during the dinner at Roarke's?

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

10. Discuss the hits Yost is hired for perform and the hit he wants to perform for personal reasons.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship Eve has with her father when she is young and how it affects her throughout her life, especially during the time period of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the relationship between Eve and Roarke with that of Peabody and McNab.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of crime in the story and the impact it has on certain characters.

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