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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 type of car does Mrs. Burch drive?

2. What does each identity have in common? Which letter appears in each name?

3. Dino claims that his ancestors were which part of the royal family?

4. What is Dryer's real name?

5. How many children do Dino and Mary Ann have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Allan Peebles share with Amanda?

2. Discuss the scene at Amanda's country house. Why is Stone present? What is Stone's advice? What does Arrington say about the case?

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

4. What does Detective Gleason relay to Stone and Dino? What valuable clue is gleaned from the conversation?

5. Discuss Dino's conversation with Mr. Elliot. How is Elliot possibly linked to Millman's murder?

6. How does Stone get help after the incident? What are Stone's injuries?

7. What is the purpose of Stone's visit to Samuel Bernard? Who is Bernard? What information does Bernard supply to Stone?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Out of the blue, Dino announces that he and Mary Ann are going to buy an apartment in Manhattan. Explain the scenario. What is Stone's reaction? Is this a sudden thing, or have Dino and Mary Ann considered the move for a long time? Who is Mary Ann's father and how will he help with the purchase? What is Dino's relationship to the Bianchis? How might the family business and the money raised for the apartment interfere with Dino's police work? Does any of this concern Dino? What is Stone's opinion? What do you think will happen next?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Tommy and Charlie Bruce. Which is the elder son? Which is the smartest? Which has the most skill when it comes to the DIRT scam? Who has the most criminal infractions? Why did the brothers choose New York? What is the pay off for their work? How are the men able to change identities so quickly? Also compare their training and skills as outlined in the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write a short memoir that might have been written by Thomas Bruce aka Jonathan Dryer. What types of things would Bruce be most proud of in his career and personal lives? What other types of professional work might Bruce have done? Would the memoir include details of his relationships with his victims? How might Bruce describe how he felt before, during and after each heist or episode of blackmail?

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