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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. Who is sitting on Stone's doorstep when he returns from Elaine's?

2. Which of the following is not an employee in Amanda's office?

3. What is the name of Amanda's personal assistant?

4. What is the name of Hickcock's mistress?

5. What is the number of the precinct where Dino works?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the conversation between Dino and Stone regarding Arnie. Also describe the events at Arnie's funeral.

2. Discuss the reason for the meeting between Stone and Dick Hickcock. What is Stone's reaction?

3. Describe the meeting between Stone, Eggers and Glynnis Hickcock. What is Stone's response?

4. Discuss the information gathered on Amanda's staff according to Arnie Millman's report.

5. Examine the meeting between Amanda and Bill Eggers.

6. Explain the relationship between Amanda and Bill Eggers; Amanda and Richard Hickock.

7. Stone believes that someone has planted bugs in his house. Discuss other potential victims and Stone's plans to take care of the problem.

8. Who is Stone Barrington? What is his role in the story to date?

9. Discuss Hickock's trek through central Park and the activities that immediately follow.

10. Discuss the break-in of the second upscale apartment. What items are taken?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a short story from the point of Arrington Carter regarding her first meeting with Stone. How did the pair meet? Was there an instant attraction? When did they become friends and eventually lovers? Does the couple have anything in common at all? If so, what? How does Arrington adjust her professional life in regards to Stone's investigation? How has the life of each character changed since they met?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on news sources. Stone goggles at the speed with which some of the media gets their hands on personal and private information. Reporters tend to use any sources they can to get information for the news. For example, it might be easy for Amanda to use her relationship with Barrington to get inside information on the case. What are the most common ways to get information? Who might be used as a source? How could a reporter know if a source is valuable and/or reliable? What is commonly known about reporters protecting their sources? What is the penalty for refusing to reveal one's source? Also discuss professional ethics and how it might be difficult to be in a relationship like the one shared by Amanda and Stone.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Stuart Woods' Stone Barrington series. How many books are there? Write a character profile of Barrington. Discuss how the character has progressed and evolved throughout the series. Where might Barrington next? How might Barrington's relationships change in future books? What type of case might Barrington accept next?

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