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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. Stone's girlfriend decides to stay in New York to ______________________.

2. Why had Stone's girlfriend not been able to meet him on the island?

3. Why does Stone tell Allison to leave the island?

4. What is the name of the woman's yacht?

5. Who is the investigator who Stone calls to come to the islands and investigate the case?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sir Winston insinuate about Allison's role in her husband's death at the coroner's inquest?

2. What does Stone learn about Paul Manning from his conversation with Bob Cantor?

3. Why is Sir Winston, the Minister of Justice, so interested in Allison's case?

4. What two possibilities for a faked death exist as revealed by Bob Cantor and what is Stone's opinion of these?

5. Why is Allison's seduction of Stone a suspicious move?

6. What is significant about Stone's finding the new rubber dinghy still intact on the yacht?

7. Why is Allison unable to elude the police as she tries to escape from the island?

8. Who is Allison Manning and how does Stone come in contact with her?

9. What does Bob Cantor uncover regarding the Mannings' activities prior to leaving the Canary Islands?

10. Why does Allison have mixed feelings regarding Stone's payment to Libby?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of Stone. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him--if anything--at this point in his life?

Essay Topic 2

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for the lives of Stone, Arrington and Allison. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, socialization, etc.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

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