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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. Who recounts Max's death to Mallory?

2. Who is becoming delirious from a lack of food and sleep and sees her/his rapist on the subway?

3. How old is the second victim of the Gray Lady Killer?

4. Who goes to Gramercy Park and lets him/herself with Mallory's stolen key?

5. From what school does a man look at Mallory but change direction knowing that she will not give any money to the cause?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Mallory tells Butler about the seance, what conclusions does he draw about people and information?

2. How is Mallory described in the book?

3. What is shocking about Mallory's discovery about her father dancing?

4. Why does the photographer think Siddon committed suicide?

5. Why does the pawnbroker call Mallory?

6. Despite what limitations does Butler like Cathery?

7. When Margot cannot get into her apartment, how does she reveal her desperation in her subsequent acts?

8. How do Kaplan and Mallory interact at the crime scene?

9. Why does Margot stab a man in the subway?

10. What does Edith reveal about showmanship and fraud?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Edith and Gaylor are two intriguing characters involved with seances.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Edith had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Gaylor had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the seance group? Which one is stronger and why?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain Mallory's motivation and reasons for paying close attention to the seances. What do they reveal about the murderer?

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