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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. Who is Patrick Bowles?

2. Who is the author of "Dead Sleep"?

3. Where did Jordan grow up?

4. Whom does the FBI call in to help with Jane's disappearance?

5. According to Wingate, who has been buying up all of the recent Sleeping Women?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Marc referring to with his remark "It wouldn't be the first time ..."?

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

3. How do Jane's children react to seeing Jordan after their mother has disappeared?

4. What offer does Wingate make to Jordan about her own photography?

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

6. What are the names of the three students who work for Wheaton at the university?

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

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

9. Why does Jordan decide to go to the museum in Hong Kong?

10. What does Jordan notice about the lighting in the Sleeping Women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between Jordan and Jill. Using direct evidence from the text, make sure to address the following: 1) what their relationship has been like historically, 2) what their relationship is like by the time the novel concludes, and 3) what the reader learns about these two characters through their interactions with each other.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay which discusses the role that Jordan's father plays in the novel and at least one major benefit and challenge for Iles in including him.

Essay Topic 3

Describe at least four negative aspects of having a protagonist as strong and stubborn as Jordan Glass. Make sure to use evidence from the novel to support your position.

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