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

2. Who somehow figures out that Kaiser is with Jordan at her hotel?

3. Kaiser and Jordan realize several of the victims have been kidnapped from ___________.

4. Why is Wheaton upset by a phone call which he receives?

5. Why does Jordan want to save the gunman?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Conrad Hoffman?

3. How does Laveau disappear?

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

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

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

7. How does Gaines escape his FBI surveillance?

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

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

10. How does Wheaton kidnap Jordan?

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

Greg Iles is a rare author who has had commercial success across multiple genres. In an essay, discuss the three greatest strengths of Iles as an author and how each of these strengths can transfer across genres in a commercially successful way.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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