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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 accompanies Dallas on the trip?
2. What is the name of the artist who painted Mavis?
3. What is the name of Sharon's mother?
4. Dallas is told to visit which person at his/her office?
5. What major event happens the evening before the story begins?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is testing? What is the process Dallas must go through to complete the procedure?
2. Dallas is faced with a dilemma regarding Roarke's part in the investigation. What is the dilemma?
3. What prompts Dallas to give De Blass the requested information?
4. What does Dallas learn from her investigation at De Blass' apartment?
5. What is Dallas' initial opinion of Senator De Blass?
6. What unpleasant information does Dallas receive from her commander?
7. What is the purpose of Dallas' trip to Virginia? What is unusual about the scenario?
8. Who is on the list of people with whom Dallas wants to speak at the funeral?
9. What are the consequences of Dallas's actions?
10. What unusual action does Dallas take when she arrives at the Lola Starr crime scene?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Sharon De Blass is the daughter of Richard De Blass and Elizabeth Barrister. Discuss the relationship between Sharon and her parents. What is the relationship between Sharon and her mother? What is the relationship between Sharon and her father? Compare and contrast the parent/child relationships. How do Sharon's decisions ultimately affect each person? Can the relationships ever be repaired? Does anyone want to try to repair the relationships? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Dallas and Whitney have an interesting professional relationship. Although Whitney is Dallas' commander, it is clear that he also respects her as a cop and as a person. Dallas feels the same way about Whitney. Explain how the mutual admiration benefits their working relationship. Explore how Whitney's style of leadership has helped Dallas form her own style. What are the similarities? Despite Dallas' rage over the incident with Simpson, she manages to keep relatively cool. How is that possible? Is it out of respect for Whitney, because of her position on the force or something else? How does Whitney react to the news about Simpson? What is Whitney's background and how does it compare to Dallas' background?
Essay Topic 3
There is a special relationship between Dr. Charlotte Mira and Lieutenant Eve Dallas. Examine the relationship. What are the aspects of the personal relationship versus the professional relationship? What makes it special? How did the two meet? What are details of the professional and personal relationships? Are the feelings mutual? Has Dallas ever been a patient of Mira's? What kinds of things might they discuss when not talking about work? How often do Mira and Dallas work together? Does the work ever interfere with their personal lives? How does Mira get along with Roarke?
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