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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 does Jordan wait until she hears the code to enter during suspect interviews?

2. What kind of museum does Jordan go to in Hong Kong?

3. Who does Jordan pretend to be in order to be able to take pictures of the fire at Wingate's apartment and the crowd?

4. Who is Wendy Travis?

5. What is so unique about the brushes used to paint the Sleeping Women?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the mystery behind the Sleeping Women paintings?

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

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

7. How does Fred Coates die?

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

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

10. How does Jordan respond to de Becque's invitation that she come to his house and photograph his paintings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe at least four ways that the novel is either negatively or positively changed by having such detailed romantic scenes between Jordan and John. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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