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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 do Kay and Mark do after they make love and sleep?

2. What does Pete advise Kay to do for her safety?

3. When was Frank Ethan Aims (Frankie) released from Valhalla?

4. What does Kay learn about Sterling from Dr. Ismail?

5. How does Jim Barnes die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Al's friend at Valhalla, and what is characteristic about him?

2. Why does Beryl Madison take up writing?

3. What does Kay receive from Mark James, and what does he tell her?

4. In Chapter 14, why do Kay and Pete return to Valhalla, and what do they learn during their visit?

5. Why did Sterling stay in the Harbor Court Hotel during her visits to Johns Hopkins?

6. In Chapter 16, what does Kay learn about Mark in Key West, and how does she react?

7. In Chapter 17, how does Kay confuse and distract the courier in her home?

8. What does PJ give Kay, and how does that make her feel?

9. Where does Kay find PJ?

10. What happens to Frankie after he leaves Valhalla?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sterling visits Johns Hopkins Hospital for cancer treatments. Does she try to keep her cancer secret? When we learn that she commits suicide, what is the state of her cancer? Is there something else at play here besides her illness?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

When Kay meets with Mark and Sparacino in New York City, in Sparacino she finds a cunning, underhanded individual who haunts her in many ways. Why does Kay have reason to believe early on that he may be the murderer? Substantiate your answer with text portions in the book.

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