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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 does Alicia go after visiting Hector on the day the toys are returned to the Center for Children with AIDS?

2. Who is the sedan driver's boss?

3. What does Gia tell Jack that she wants him to do on the day the toys are returned?

4. How does Alicia feel about Jack after the toys are returned to the Center for Children with AIDS?

5. What does Jack overhear the maintenance men talking about as he leaves the Hand Building?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jack rent the Victorian house under a false name?

2. How does Detective Matthews get Alicia to agree to meet him for lunch?

3. What is Hector's health condition when Alicia visits him the day after her visit from the detective?

4. Describe Alicia Clayton's reaction to watching her lawyer's car explode.

5. Why does Jorge want to hire Jack?

6. How does an unexpected visitor impact Jack's Victorian house scam?

7. Explain how Will Matthews goes out of his way to help Alicia in the case against the molester.

8. Is Will Matthews a good guy?

9. How does Alicia feel about Jack when she decides to hire him?

10. Why does Alicia attack a man with a fire extinguisher?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who does more good for the world, Jack or Alicia?

Essay Topic 2

Characters in Legacies make choices that impact others. Is Jack selfish for being involved with Gia and Vicky, given the dangers of his life? Is Gia a good mother for refusing to marry Jack, or a bad mother for letting him into her life in the first place? Would the situation be different if Jack was a police officer or a soldier rather than a mercenary?

Essay Topic 3

Responsibility and integrity are two themes touched on in Legacies.

1) Select one character that best represents each quality and describe why that is the case.

2) Select a character who epitomizes one quality, but not the other, and analyze that character based on this criteria.

3) Use specific characters and events to explain how the author uses these two qualities to develop character growth in the novel.

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