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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 does Burch's daughter go to school?

2. Who does Dickie turn to for help?

3. Dino claims his father was a _____.

4. What is one of Jonathan's alleged hobbies?

5. Where does the pair meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Cantor and Stone learn from the items taken from Dryer's old apartment?

2. Why do Amanda and Hickcock want Stone to stop investigating DIRT?

3. Describe the meeting between Hickcock and Bianchi. What requests does Hickcock make?

4. What steps do Hickcock take to ensure his privacy? Who does Hickcock contact for help?

5. What does Bob Cantor discover when he goes to Dryer's apartment? How does the visit benefit Cantor on a personal level?

6. How does Amanda intend to make a profit from the information regarding Window Seat?

7. Examine the scene in which Dino and Mary Ann meet with the Whitfields. How does May Ann surprise Dino?

8. What information is detailed in Hickcock's personal issue of DIRT?

9. Discuss the scene between Amanda and Hickcock during their lunch meeting. What does Amanda say that shocks Hickcock?

10. What news does Arrington deliver on the way home from the hospital? What is Stone's reaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Martha McMahon is murdered and the death is made to look like an accident. Explain why Stone thinks Martha was murdered. Also examine how the death was ruled as an accident. What were the details surrounding Martha's death? Are the behaviors outlined by Amanda typical behaviors for Martha? Explain Stone's thoughts and if the thoughts are realistic considering the evidence at the scene. Does Stone have evidence, or is it simply a hunch? How could the murder affect the case? Would it affect the reputation of Amanda or Galaxy Media? How might the murder affect Amanda's career?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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