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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 is Jordan when she wakes up after being kidnapped by Wheaton?

2. How willing is Gaines to cooperate with Lenz and Kaiser during his initial interview?

3. How does Knapp respond when Jordan walks in during Gaines's interview with Lenz and Kaiser?

4. What person is Wendy suspicious of during her walk with Jordan?

5. How long do the doctors want Kaiser to stay in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jordan move the ice cooler closer to her tub at Wheaton's?

2. What photo does Kaiser find in the gunman's apartment?

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

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

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

6. Why does Kaiser wait outside Laveau's house for Jordan to finish questioning her?

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

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

9. What do Kaiser and Lenz threaten to do to Gaines in order to make him talk to them when they first approach him as a suspect?

10. What does the gunman tell Jordan as he is holding her hostage?

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

How does the information which is revealed to the reader about Jordan's relationship with her father contribute to her character? Provide at least three specific examples.

Essay Topic 3

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

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