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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 Sir Leslie determine will be Stone's role in the trial?

2. Who is on the yacht that Stone watches come into the harbor?

3. What does one couple on the Canary Islands remember about the Mannings?

4. Who is representing Allison legally?

5. Stone talks to a producer of which television show about doing a story on Allison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Thomas and what is he able to tell Stone about the yacht in the harbor and its passengers?

2. What is Allison's story regarding her husband's death?

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

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

5. What does Stone learn about Libby from Allison and why is he concerned that she has shown up?

6. What happens to the reporters who have come to the island to cover Allison's trial?

7. Who is Jim Forrester and how does Stone meet him?

8. What does the investigator learn about Paul Manning which may indicate that he committed suicide?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the overall setting for the novel. Why does Woods use the setting he does? What is the time period of the story? How important is the time period to the attitudes and issues of the characters?

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Sir Winston. 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 3

The author uses some important instances of foreshadowing in the story. Explain what foreshadowing is, and cite at least two examples making sure to explain what makes each an example of foreshadowing.

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