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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 the serial killer first start killing people?

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

3. What is Linda Knapp's relationship to Gaines?

4. Who brings up the idea that the killer might have Multiple Personality Disorder?

5. What does Jordan confess to Kaiser about her desire to have a family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Kaiser confess about his failed marriage when he is in Jordan's hotel room?

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

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

5. How does Wheaton kidnap Jordan?

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

7. How does Laveau disappear?

8. How does Gaines escape his FBI surveillance?

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

10. What does Wheaton tell Jordan about her sister?

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

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

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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