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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 begins her conversation with an apology for the situation involving whom?

2. Alex gets a letter from whom?

3. Who has knowledge of Isabella's plans to go to Martha's Vineyard apart from Alex and Jed?

4. Who checked into Cordelia's license?

5. What does Mike ask Jed at the club?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ellen commit the murder?

2. What distressing realization does Alex have about Jed?

3. How does Alex confront Jed?

4. What is Jed worried about with Alex?

5. Describe Harold.

6. Describe Johnny's defense.

7. Describe the letter Alex gets from Cordelia.

8. Describe Cordelia.

9. What does David reveal about Cordelia's knowledge of Isabella?

10. What could be a motive for Richard to murder Isabella?

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

Describe Ellen. What is her role in the story? What is the author trying to accomplish by creating Ellen's character in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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