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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. Whom does Kaiser ask to eat separately from him and Jordan during a meal?

2. Whom does Jordan call from the plane on her way to New York city from Hong Kong?

3. How does Jordan leave the scene of Wingate's burning apartment?

4. What sad news does the FBI have for Jordan when they first speak to her in Quantico?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Kaiser leave a higher ranking position in Quantico for his job in New Orleans?

2. Which photograph shocks Jordan when she sees it at de Becque's mansion?

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

4. What is inside of Wingate's apartment when Jordan arrives?

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

6. Who is Marcel de Becque?

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

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

9. What happens when Jordan lands in Washington, D.C. to meet with the FBI?

10. What does Jordan think about what happened to her sister in the beginning of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Greg Iles is a rare author who has had commercial success across multiple genres. In an essay, discuss the three greatest strengths of Iles as an author and how each of these strengths can transfer across genres in a commercially successful way.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least four ways "Dead Sleep" would be different if the protagonist were male.

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