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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 does Jane accuse Trevor of chasing Aldo to receive?

2. Besides statues of Cira, what else was stored in the tunnel that Guido exploded?

3. When he calls Bartlett, which is NOT a character that Trevor says he has blown it with?

4. For what company was Joe working before he transferred to the detective job in Calhoun?

5. How old was Mike, the boy that Jane stole food for as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. After Aldo skips town, what interesting occurence happens in Eve's house, and how do she and Jane rationalize it?

2. How does Jane rationalize the fact that Trevor chose not to inform the family of the danger she might be in?

3. How does Joe know that Mark Trevor has been lying to him?

4. What happens after Jane passes her driving test with flying colors?

5. What new information does Christy uncover about Trevor?

6. What does Eve learn about Caroline Halliburton from the detective named Christy?

7. What information does Trevor give to Eve about the serial killer and his whereabouts?

8. During their second phone call, what information about Trevor's childhood does Christy reveal?

9. How does Jane begin to search for more information about Cira and Herculaneum?

10. How does Jane help Trevor out of the woods, and what is her family's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of the characters survive their lives by using altered or fake identities. Choose two characters in the novel and explain the false identities that they used, and how those identities allowed them to carry on with the unscrupulous lives they were living.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the novel, Aldo makes many threats against Jane and her family. Create a list of the threats Aldo made against Jane and her family, and then explain how each of these threats helped to strengthen Jane before her final encounter with Aldo in the tunnels.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the novel, Jane struggles to trust Trevor, one of her only allies, just as Cira struggled to trust Antonio. Compare / contrast the lack of trust that both women had toward their men, and then explain how each of the women came to conquer her fears with trust.

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