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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 Sarah Logan?

2. What does Trevor call Jane, prompting her to get in a fight with him?

3. In what type of case does the jewelry from Aldo arrive in?

4. When Trevor strokes Jane's face, what does he say to her?

5. How does Jane respond to the jewelry received from Aldo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is a vomitorium?

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

7. Why does the family decide to stay in Professor Sontag's villa when they arrive to Italy?

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

9. What happens when Trevor wakes Jane up after she has fallen asleep on the porch swing?

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 text of the novel, Jane burgeons on an inappropriate relationship with the detective, Trevor. Explain what each character, both Jane and Trevor, stood to gain from this personal relationship, and then explain why Jane's parents, and others, found the relationship inappropriate.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

It becomes clear to the reader that Cira plays a large role in shaping the serial killer, Aldo. Explain who Cira is and why Aldo has such an unquenchable obsession with her.

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