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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 has Jane been admitted for college?

2. Who phones Jane to say that he believes she has Cira's soul?

3. Where has Jane fallen asleep when Trevor finds her and wakes her?

4. Where does Eve take Jane so that she can show off her ring?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Aldo lure the police away from Jane, and what is Joe's response?

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

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

8. How does Trevor convince Professor Sontag to partake in the con?

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

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

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

Aldo's pattern of murder differed during each of his killings. Choose two of Aldo's victims and explain how each of their murders gave the reader deeper insight into Aldo's character and what his true desires toward women were.

Essay Topic 3

Many of Aldo's problems stemmed from his disturbed childhood. Write a brief timeline of events that happened in Aldo's childhood, and explain how that childhood led him to an obsession with Cira and the women who look like her.

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