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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 long does Kaiser actually stay in the hospital?

2. What secret does Wendy let slip about the body which the FBI found?

3. Why does Jordan want to save the gunman?

4. Who notifies the police that Laveau has disappeared?

5. Whose face does Jordan see over her as she loses consciousness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is surprising to Jordan about Kaiser's house?

2. How does Laveau disappear?

3. Why does Glass claim to know who Jordan is when she walks in during his interview with Frank and Lenz?

4. Who is Conrad Hoffman?

5. Why does Wheaton react the way he does when Jordan plunges him into the cold water?

6. How does Gaines escape his FBI surveillance?

7. From where does Kaiser recognize the woman in the computer-enhanced images?

8. How does the FBI team react to Jordan's theory that the killer has Multiple Personality Disorder?

9. How does Jordan react to the news that the victim whose body has been found was raped?

10. What kind of relationship did Wheaton have with his mother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Murder mysteries are an especially popular type of novel. Discuss at least four aspects of Iles's writing style that resonate so strongly with such a large audience, citing specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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