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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 Stone offer the woman in #10?

2. How much was the value of Paul Manning's life insurance policy?

3. Stone feels that he has successfully ruled out __________________ in the case.

4. Where had the woman in #52 been vacationing?

5. Who arrives early at Allison's yacht one morning?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What request does Sir Leslie make of the court regarding Stone?

3. What is the message of the fax which Stone receives from Arrington?

4. Who is Chris Wheaton and what is her role in the peripheral trial activities?

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

6. What does Stone learn from Sir Leslie about the drastic punishment inflicted on guilty parties in St. Marks?

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

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

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

10. What are the terms of Allison's bail, and what are consequences if she should violate it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

How does Woods use the literary technique of local color in "Dead in the Water"? What elements comprise local color? Give some examples of the local color in St. Marks establishments, in the characters, and in the events.

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