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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 Julia cause a distraction that enables her to escape from the SUV?

2. What does the cashier think about Julia's choice to wear her new clothes out of the store?

3. What do the police create on the road leading off the island?

4. What does Julia compliment Frank Tuttle on?

5. What does Frank Tuttle do on the Sunday following the discovery of the jewels?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tip does Frank Tuttle gain while in the cop bar?

2. At the end of chapter 36, what reflection does Julia make about Sam?

3. What concerns does Frank Tuttle have about the residents of the West Palm Beach neighborhood?

4. Why doesn't Julia want Frank and Etta Mae to go into the thicket of bamboo, as originally planned?

5. What is the cause of the premature end to the first stakeout of the West Palm Beach house?

6. What do Etta Mae and Julia see inside the West Palm Beach house?

7. Describe Lillian's conversation with Julia in chapter 29.

8. What plans are made for the second stakeout?

9. Describe Julia's reaction to the bags of cash in the SUV.

10. Describe what happens as the SUVs leave the West Palm Beach house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Julia's actions in Target and at the West Palm Beach house (selling Bibles) contradict her appearance as a "moral" person? How do Julia's actions contrast with her previous judgment about other people's morality and character? How might her actions affect the moral influence she has over other characters?

Essay Topic 2

In her quest to recover her jewelry, Julia adopts the philosophy that "the ends justify the means." What does Julia mean by this statement? Does she appear embarrassed or ashamed of any of her actions or decisions? How does she justify her actions and decisions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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