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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 information does Cross keep from the local police and the FBI?

2. Who found Kate?

3. What does Casanova have in the wicker basket?

4. Why does Cross believe he is a part of the investigation?

5. What does Cross indicate to Sampson he will not consider at all?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Casanova's method change?

2. What impresses Naomi about Kate and what does she finally answer Kate's pleas for information?

3. What writer does Casanova think about and how does this relate to the things he does with the women he holds captive?

4. What happens when Casanova tries to go to sleep and what does this make him realize?

5. What does Casanova wear as he takes the girl into the woods and what he does with her once they are in the woods?

6. Who is Beth Lieberman and what part does she play in the Gentleman Caller saga?

7. What information did Casanova learn about Kate McTiernan as he studied her?

8. What secret does Cross share with Kate and how does Kate respond?

9. Describe how Kate feels and what she goes through when she wakes up?

10. How many suspects do the police currently have under surveillance and why were all of the local policemen checked out by the FBI?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Answer in writing: Do you believe the title of this novel is appropriate considering the content? Why or why not? What might be another appropriate title?

Essay Topic 2

What role do you believe racism plays in this novel as a theme? Do you feel it is appropriately represented? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Do you believe the author provided enough clues for the reader to decipher the true identity of Casanova? Why or why not? Do you believe a good mystery should be able to be solved by the reader? Why or why not?

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