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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. Alex believes that she is not what?

2. What does Zalina say that she can recognize?

3. Isabella could have been recognized by what taken during the ferry ride?

4. What is something the police find in the bathroom belonging to Isabella?

5. Alex tries to read what but has trouble concentrating?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Alex.

2. Describe Richard.

3. What did Isabella intend to do on Martha's Vineyard?

4. What is the plan that Mike and Alex have for investigating at the house?

5. What is the thin line that Alex talks about in relation to Isabella?

6. Describe Alex's residence on the island and how to get there.

7. Why is Alex surprised to see a man in her office?

8. Describe Jed.

9. How does Mike dissuade Alex from believing she is an intended murder victim?

10. How does Alex reveal her independence to police officers on the island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Final Jeopardy is a detective mystery story. What does that classification entail? Why does this novel fit into this category? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of women in New York in the 1990s when the women in the stories are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do the have? What freedoms do they have that 21st century women do not have, if any?

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of Alex. What does she look like? What are her positive personality traits? What are some of her negative characteristics? What are her hopes and fears? What motivates her at this point in her life?

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