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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 did Jordan grow up?

2. Who is Wendy Travis?

3. What kind of people are crowded around the Sleeping Women paintings?

4. What does de Becque think about the women in the Sleeping Women paintings?

5. How does de Becque describe his ability to recognize great art?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Jordan's father supposedly die?

6. Who is Ron Epstein?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why Iles chooses to have no strong example of a loving, healthy marriage for any of the characters in "Dead Sleep."

Essay Topic 2

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

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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