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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. How does Baxter appear for the first meeting which Jordan attends in Bowles's office?

2. What impresses Jordan during the first interview with Wheaton?

3. What weapon does Kaiser request Jordan carry with her?

4. Who is Patrick Bowles?

5. How many suspects result from the evidence about the paintbrushes being used to pain the Sleeping Women?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ron Epstein?

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

3. What does Wheaton report when Lenz asks him if any of his students have painted naked women before?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Present an argument that discusses whether or not Jordan's ability to withstand the constant valium IV drip is believable or not. Make sure to list at least three reasons. Use direct evidence from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Present a well-reasoned paper arguing whether the reader is supposed to find Jill a likable (independent, determined young woman) character OR an unlikeable (too focused on image, standoffish with her sister) character. Make sure to use specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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