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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. How does Van der Merwe react when Jamie tells him his daughter is pregnant?

2. Where does Jamie meet the man who beats him up?

3. Where is Margaret forced to send Kate?

4. Where does Jamie return to in this section?

5. Who does Banda accuse Vander Merwe of raping?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jamie get beaten up in this section?

2. Why does Kate help Banda escape?

3. What secret does Kate hold from David during their marriage?

4. Why does Margaret send Kate to boarding school?

5. Describe Jamie's marriage to Margaret.

6. How does Jamie get the bartender onto his side?

7. How does Kate's life change after her mother's death?

8. What problems do Banda and Jamie have with their raft?

9. Why does Jamie decide to marry Margaret?

10. Why do the police want to kill Banda?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Sidney Sheldon say about the self-made man? What does it say about Sheldon's own views about life? How does the theme link to American society in the 1980s? How does he use the main characters to express his view?

Essay Topic 2

Compare Kate's character to the person she was at the beginning of the book to the she is at the end.

1. What did Kate hope to achieve at the beginning of the book?

2. What events changes Kate's ideas about life?

3. How has Kate's character changed by the end of the book?

Essay Topic 3

What are the similarities between Alexandra and Eve as twin? Why do the students think Eve is so obsessed with killing Alexandra?

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