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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 Pete discover when he reviews Beryl's floppy disks?

2. What does Mark James do when Kay asks him where he is?

3. Where does Kay sleep when she spends the night in Cutler Grove?

4. What does Ethridge ask Kay to find?

5. Where does Kay spend the night?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reasons is Kay forced to spend the night at Cutler Grove, and what does she do while visiting with Sterling?

2. Whom does Al Hunt work for at Masterwash, and why does he wear a tie on Fridays?

3. Sterling tells Kay that although Cary loves Beryl, she has let him down. What is his reaction?

4. Waiting for her flight back to Richmond, what does Kay learn about Mark James?

5. Why do Kay and Pete visit Benton Wesley, and what do they gain from their meeting with him.

6. What book did Cary write, and at what age?

7. In Chapter 9, what does Pete learn about Jeb Price?

8. Why does Mark believe that Sparacino is after Kay?

9. What impression does Kay gain about the time that Beryl Madison lived with the Harpers?

10. What article does Kay omit from her description of Cary Harper's personal effects?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After the meeting with Sparacino and Mark, Mark abruptly puts Kay in a cab and sends her home. How does Kay feel, and what does she do to try to learn more about the situation? What reasons do you think Mark has for doing this? Is this consistent with the behavior Kay saw the previous night with Mark? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Review the portion of the book that describes Pete's interview of Al Hunt. What does Pete get out of Al? Why is Pete so successful in pulling details from Al? Could Kay have gotten similar information from Al? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In Key West, Beryl, PJ, and Walt are drawn together, and Beryl rooms with them. What are the catalysts for the friendship, and why does PJ work so hard to befriend Beryl?

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