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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. Why is Jill afraid she will go to jail after showing John the videotape?

2. Where is Kate returning to New York from?

3. What room does John request when he arrives at the hotel?

4. Who does John call to find his new suspect in Chapter 37?

5. How long did John look for Kate before returning to his apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who arranges for John, Jill, and Kate to have a police escort the following day?

2. What method does Jill insist was used to destroy the original videotape of the plane crash?

3. Who does John find waiting for him on the beach when he goes to meet with his mysterious caller?

4. Who all does John tell Jill will be at the meeting the following day?

5. John returns to the Bayview Hotel and learns what about the process to check out books from the hotel library?

6. What important detail is Roxanne able to supply John about an item that is no longer available in the Bayview Hotel rooms now, but was in 1996?

7. How does John know that Jill made a copy of the videotape?

8. What question plagues John as he waits for Dom Fanelli to locate Jill Winslow?

9. On what day does John return from Yemen? Why is this day significant?

10. What reason does John give the police for wanting to speak to Jill Winslow?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss symbolism and how it is related to one of the following items:

1) A MAN AND A WOMAN tape

2) Hotel Blanket

3) Camera lens cap

Essay Topic 2

Discuss John's decision to continue pursuing the investigation even after being warned away. Why did John begin investigating the crash? Why does he continue to investigate? What is John's overall goal in investigating this crash? Does John go into the investigation with the belief that terrorists are involved, or does John have some other motive for beginning this investigation? How many times is John warned to stay away from the investigation? Who gives these warnings? What are their motives?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Ted Nash. Who is Ted Nash? Why does John believe he is dead at the beginning of the novel? How does John learn Nash is still alive? Why does Nash reveal this truth to John? What is Nash afraid John will learn? Did Nash have an affair with John's wife? Why do several characters claim that Kate and Nash were lovers? What does Nash tell John about the couple who videotaped the crash? What does Nash say about the videotape? Is this true? Why does Nash offer this explanation to John?

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