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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. With whom has Sterling remained a close friend?

2. What types of colors does Hunt say Beryl gives off as signals?

3. What was the mystery in Williamsburg regarding Beryl?

4. Who warns Kay to stay out of the murder investigations?

5. What does Kay discover about a box of film in the morgue?

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. What does Kay learn from Sterling Harper?

3. In Chapter 4, why does Joni Hamm believe that the killer gets in and out of vehicles all day?

4. What does Kay keep asking herself as she investigates Beryl's house with Pete Marino?

5. In Chapter 2, in addition to telling Kay that he is relocating to northern Virginia, for what purpose does Mark James visit Kay?

6. What item is missing from Beryl's personal effects, and how does Sparacino go about getting information from Kay about it during their meeting?

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

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

9. In Chapter 3, where does Kay learn about Beryl's lecture, and for what organization does she learn that Beryl spoke?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the similarities in the murders of Beryl and Cary Harper's, and then discuss the differences Kay discovers. Which seem more important the common themes or the differences, and why?

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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