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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. To where does Mark send Kay a ticket unexpectedly after she leaves Joni Hamm?

2. For whom does Joe McTigue do some work?

3. What nickname does Kay's mother call her daughter?

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

5. What is missing and therefore cannot substantiate rape?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mrs. McTigue acquainted with Beryl?

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

3. What does Kay do when Sparacino accuses her directly of being paid to give Harper the manuscript?

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

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

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

7. What does Kay learn from Sterling Harper?

8. In Chapter 8, where does Sterling have Kay sleep, and how comfortable is Kay?

9. What makes Kay suspicious enough to return to her office in the OCME, and what does she find there?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Kay ends up receiving roses from Mark James, and he tells her that he loves her. What do Kay and Mark James have in common that brings them back together? In what ways are they completely opposite? Describe the high points in their relationship. Do you think they would have come together had their work not taken them down similar paths? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

In Key West, Kay systematically befriends PJ in order to meet her goal of finding out whether he has Kay's manuscript. Describe the actions that she takes, and compare and contrast this with the approach the police and Scott Partin use.

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