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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 many students does Gaines take hostage in the room with him?

2. Where does Jordan encourage Kaiser to rest once she takes him home?

3. Jordan goes into the building where Gaines has hostages to retrieve ___________.

4. Where did Hoffman serve time in prison?

5. Who calls Kaiser when he is at Wal-Mart looking for Gaines?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Smith confess to Jordan about why he and Wheaton have heated arguments?

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

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

4. How does Jordan feel about Laveau while she is talking to her about the murders?

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

6. How does Laveau disappear?

7. What does Jordan realize about Wheaton when she wakes up in the bathtub?

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

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

10. What does Wheaton tell Jordan about her sister?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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