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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 phones Julia because her jewelry was also stolen?

2. How does Etta Mae plan to travel to Florida?

3. What does Etta Mae manage?

4. While in the motel, what does Julia tell Lloyd to order?

5. What does Frank Tuttle expect to find in a particular local restaurant?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Detective Bates reveal to Julia during his visit to her house?

2. What is LuAnne Conover's response to Julia's phone call?

3. Describe Julia's reasons for discarding Frank Tuttle's clothing.

4. How does Etta Mae react to Frank's unusual appearance?

5. Why does Julia make Frank ride in the back seat of the car on the way to the airport?

6. What does Lillian suggest that Julia do to cheer herself up?

7. How does Julia conclude that one of her friends must have stolen the jewelry?

8. Why does Julia begin to change her attitude towards Etta Mae?

9. How does Julia perceive Etta Mae?

10. What concern does Lillian express about Julia's melancholy attitude?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While speaking to Julia over the phone, Lillian expresses her dislike for deceiving Hazel Marie and Sam. Why might Julia feel justified in asking Lillian to lie for her? Why might Lillian agree to do so? What might have happened if Hazel Marie or Sam had been made aware of Julia's trip? What are other examples in the story where Julia has either deceived or encouraged others to deceive?

Essay Topic 2

What lesson does Julia claim she has learned from her trip to Florida? How do her actions support her claim? How has her personal philosophy changed over the course of her adventure? How has Julia's adventure affected her character?

Essay Topic 3

Julia has extreme difficulty trusting others with her perceived responsibilities and goals. How does her mistrust affect the investigation? How does her mistrust affect her relationship with the other characters? Does her mistrust place others in danger? Had Julia been able to trust other characters, how might the search for the jewelry been affected?

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