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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 Aldo claim is on his side in the battle against Jane?

2. How many methods of murder does Aldo employ when he kills his victims?

3. What has been left on the floor of the vomitorium to symbolize blood?

4. What does Aldo send to Sontag in an envelope on his front porch.

5. How does Joe respond to the idea of using Jane as bait to lure Aldo into the open?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Guilia, and how did Eve come into contact with her?

2. Who is Lucy?

3. How does Jane feel when she is traveling underground through the tunnels with Trevor?

4. What precautions does Trevor put into place to protect Jane in the vomitorium?

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

6. In Jane's dream, what did Julius ask of Antonio, and what was his reaction?

7. What does Aldo send to Jane in the mail, and what is her response?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mark Trevor is focused on in the first half of the novel as a suspect for the murders. Explain what information is given that leads Joe and Eve to believe that he is the serial killer, and explain how he is finally vindicated of their suspicions.

Essay Topic 2

Cira acts as the central figure for perfect femininity in the novel. Explain why Cira was so sought after, and how her image prompted men and women alike to become obsessed with her. Finally, explain why Cira's ultimate femininity led to her death and downfall.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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