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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 Wheaton live?

2. Where does Wheaton tell Glass all of his victims are buried?

3. What weapon is Gaines using to keep his hostages?

4. What is the person who shoots at Wendy and Jordan dressed like?

5. What does the FBI do when it discovers Gaines may have escaped his FBI surveillance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gaines do to his girlfriend after he escapes his FBI surveillance?

2. How do Jordan, Kaiser, Baxter, and Bowles feel about how the questioning of their four suspects went?

3. What does Juan confess to the investigators about Smith and Wheaton?

4. What are Gaines and his girlfriend doing as Lenz and Kaiser prepare to question him for the first time?

5. Who is Conrad Hoffman?

6. What does Gaines claim as he is holding people hostage?

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

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

9. What happens with Gaines's girlfriend as Lenz and Kaiser are questioning Gaines for the first time?

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

Identify the novel's tone and discuss three literary devices that Iles uses to create this tone.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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