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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 did Guilia die?

2. Where do Sontag's student store the coffin that is supposed to contain Cira's body?

3. What time of day does Sontag call Trevor to back out of the con?

4. In Jane's dream, what causes Cira to begin to bleed?

5. What weapon does Bartlett have in case of emergency with Aldo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aldo phone to tell Jane after she makes her tour of the tunnels?

2. How does Jane respond to seeing Aldo enter the vomitorium?

3. Why does Eve take Jane to the mall?

4. What is Jane's plan to lure Aldo into the open?

5. What is a vomitorium?

6. How did Bartlett and Trevor come to be partners?

7. What does Bartlett argue is Trevor's real reason for tracking Aldo?

8. Why does Trevor purchase a statue of Cira from a dealer?

9. What is Eve's reaction to the gift Aldo sends to Jane in the mail?

10. What does Trevor acknowledge to himself after he begins watching Jane from the woods?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

All three of the main female characters in this novel, Eve, Jane, and Cira, have trust issues with the men in their lives. Compare / contrast the relationships between these three women and their men, and then explain how trust has become an issue in each of the relationships.

Essay Topic 3

Reincarnation becomes a theme in the novel halfway through. Explain the significance of reincarnation in the novel, and explain how this theory ties together all of the main characters in the novel.

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