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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. What is Dino's rank?

2. At what time is Amanda's flight?

3. What is the name of Amanda's chauffeur?

4. What type of champagne does Stone serve?

5. What is Amanda's real surname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Stone's advice to Hickcock? What is Hickcock's reaction?

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

3. Discuss the next issue of DIRT. Who is the focus of this issue?

4. Who is Allan Peebles? Why does he become an important figure in the story?

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

6. What does Amanda do to ensure that she gets everything she wants in her new contract with Galaxy?

7. What happens to Amanda when she attends the book signing of her friend Norm Barton?

8. What background history is learned about Amanda Dart? How does the public learn about Amanda's history?

9. Describe Jonathan's presence at Arrington's apartment building.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Enrico Bianchi? What type of character is Bianchi? What is his profession? What role does the play in the story? How is he related to one or more of the characters in the book? How does that relationship affect the characters and/or the story? Who is an old friend to Bianchi? Why do the old friends meet? Is their relationship still strong? What is Bianchi's role in dealing with the Bruce brothers?

Essay Topic 2

Write a short story that takes place six, twelve, or eighteen months after the end of the book. What might happen to Hickcock, Tiff, Stone, Arrington, and Dino? Would any of the relationships change? Would the guys still meet at Elaine's? Will Arrington and Stone still be together? Will Dino be investigated for his ties to the Bianchis? Use your imagination and remember to put in a plausible new murder plot.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters, plots, settings, and outcomes of the stories woven into "DIRT". Use the scenarios in another one of Woods' series of books for comparison. How do the story lines differ? What is the conclusion of each story? Which lead character did you like better? Explain.

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