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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 is the name of the woman spotted at the nightclub the previous evening?

2. What is the name of the person directly involved in the incident?

3. What does the winner receive?

4. The man says that Sasha was often ______.

5. Stone inherited his house from his ____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Hi Barker? What does he know about Sasha Nijinsky? What deal is struck between Stone and Barker?

2. Why does Stone go to Sasha's apartment? How does he get in to the residence? What does Stone find on the scene?

3. Describe the meeting held in Leary's office. Who is in attendance?

4. Where does Stone begin to interview people regarding Sasha's alleged death?

5. Discuss Stone's family history and how it affects his personal and professional lives.

6. What does Stone learn when he goes to Sasha's apartment? Whose permission must be obtained to get inside? Why?

7. What red flag does Stone discover when reviewing Sasha's documents?

8. What is Van Fleet's alibi for the night Sasha fell from the terrace? What is Van Fleet's reaction to the request for a search of his apartment?

9. Who is Marvin Herbert Van Fleet? Why is Van Fleet a suspect? What is his alias? Where does the man work?

10. What major issue comes between Stone, Dino and Leary? What is Stone's reaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Assuming a psychiatrist's point of view, analyze the situation with Van Fleet. Discuss Van Fleet's past history in regards to psychiatric issues and aberrant behaviors. What would a psychiatrist say about Van Fleet's need to keep the people he murders? Is Van Fleet perverted, mentally ill or something else? What would the terminology be from a psychiatrist's point of view? What kind of treatment might Van Fleet 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 2

Out of the blue, Dino announces that he is going to marry Mary Ann Bianchi. Explain the scenario. What is Stone's reaction? Is this a sudden thing, or have Dino and Mary Ann been together for a long time? Who is Mary Ann's father? What is his profession? What is Dino's relationship to the Bianchis? How might the family business interfere with Dino's police work? Does any of this concern Dino? What is Stone's opinion? What do you think will happen next?

Essay Topic 3

There are quite a few bodies discovered in Van Fleet's secret place. Explain the condition of the bodies. How are the bodies identified? Who provides the identification? Do police check the identities in any other way? Explain. Would it be helpful to check fingerprints? Could the police use dental records for identification? Are the identifications correct? Explain. Would these murders be handled differently than any other murder? Explain.

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