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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 is Lola living now?

2. What does Walter have in a file at his company?

3. Who else is in the hospital room?

4. What does Keyes think about the beneficiary in an accident case like this one?

5. Who visits Walter at his office a week later?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lola tell Walter about Sachetti that makes him suspicious?

2. What do Walter and Phyllis do after they realize that their fate is sealed?

3. What is Keyes' position on the accident?

4. What is it that finally makes Walter admit to murdering Nirdlinger?

5. What suspicious information does Lola give to Walter?

6. What happens after Walter wakes up in the hospital?

7. What surprising information does Walter get from reading the newspaper account of his accident?

8. What does Phyllis do after the insurance company denies liability for the accident claim?

9. What are the preliminary investigative results about the case?

10. What does Keyes tell Walter to get him to start thinking about confessing to Nirdlinger's murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Walter and Phyllis. What qualities does each bring to the scenario to commit the "perfect murder?"

Essay Topic 2

Why does Walter have a change of heart regarding Phyllis? What enters into the relationship that makes her repugnant to him? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Walter believes that he is smarter than most of the people he deals with--including Phyllis. Explain how this is part of his downfall. What role do greed and ego play in Walter's demise?

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