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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. What item does Feeney remove from the scene as evidence?

2. Where is the office located?

3. What is the name of Sharon's apartment building?

4. What type of food do the friends eventually order?

5. What reaction does Dallas receive from Roarke when he sees the fallen object?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the scene between Roarke and Dallas when she barges into his office.

2. What is the purpose of Dallas' trip to Virginia? What is unusual about the scenario?

3. Describe the interview between Dallas and Charles Monroe.

4. What is testing? What is the process Dallas must go through to complete the procedure?

5. What unpleasant information does Dallas receive from her commander?

6. Explain at least one of Dallas' initial observations about the Lola Starr crime scene.

7. What does Dallas discover when she returns to Sharon De Blass' apartment?

8. What information does Dallas receive from Elizabeth Barrister? What information does Dallas receive about Roarke?

9. What does Dallas learn from her investigation at De Blass' apartment?

10. What is the story Dallas tells Roarke about the incident the night before Sharon De Blass' murder?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dallas has an encounter with star news reporter Nadine Furst. Analyze the relationship between Nadine and Dallas. What is the common ground for friendship? How do their professional lives often interfere with their personal relationship? How does one know when a boundary has been crossed? Do the women respect each other? How has their relationship evolved? Where might it go from here? Do you think the relationship will ever change drastically? Does Nadine's relationship with the cases help or hinder Eve's opinion? How does it affect the case?

Essay Topic 2

Assuming Dr. Mira's point of view, analyze the situation between Sharon, Catherine, and Senator De Blass. What would Mira say about the incestuous relationships? Is De Blass perverted, mentally ill, or something else? What would the terminology be from a psychiatrist's point of view? What kind of treatment might De Blass or his victims have benefited from before the situation got out of hand? Is the behavior something that can be "cured?" If so, how? If not, what else can be done?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Dallas' conflict regarding Roarke. What is Dallas' opinion of Roarke? What happened to make Dallas' opinion change? How does the blossoming relationship with Roarke affect the investigation? Why does Simpson object to the relationship? Is it a conflict of interest? How does Dallas feel about the timing of the courtship? What makes Roarke so determined? Is Dallas intimidated by Roarke, his notoriety, material possessions or money? What is Dallas' opinion of Roarke's house? Do you think there could ever be a place in Dallas' life for someone like Roarke or vice versa? Explain.

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