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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. Where do Kaiser and Dr. Lenz first interview Wheaton?

2. How skilled is Kaiser at being Jordan's lighting assistant?

3. During their flight to New Orleans, Lenz interacts with Jordan by ________________.

4. The FBI traced the strange call that Jordan received in the night soon after her sister disappeared to _________.

5. What act, which is forbidden by the museum, does Jordan do before she finally leaves?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is so suspicious about the random call Jordan gets in the middle of the night soon after her sister disappears?

2. Why are Kaiser and Jordan intrigued by the fact that de Becque once lived in Asia?

3. What act in Viet Nam did Wheaton report to his superiors in the military?

4. What is Dr. Lenz's theory about the killer(s) behind the Sleeping Women?

5. What happens when Jordan sees the Sleeping Women paintings?

6. How do Kaiser and Jordan connect over their experiences in Viet Nam?

7. How does Wheaton react when he sees Jordan for the first time during his interview with the FBI?

8. Why do Lenz and Baxter want to use Jordan when questioning suspects?

9. How did Jordan's father supposedly die?

10. What are Wheaton's symptoms from his scleroderma?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss at least three ways the novel would change if it were written from the perspective of John Kaiser or Dr. Lenz and at least three literary devices Iles could use while writing from these different perspectives.

Essay Topic 2

Identify the novel's tone and discuss three literary devices that Iles uses to create this tone.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Jordan and Jill, her sister. Make sure to use direct evidence from the text throughout your paper.

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