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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 does Dr. Graveline do after Chemo says he eliminated Mick?

2. Why is Maggie Gonzalez having financial troubles?

3. What does Maggie tell Chemo about his dermabrasion?

4. Why does Dr. Graveline try to bribe Dade County Commissioner Roberto Pepsical?

5. Why does Mick refuse to make love to Tina in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Maggie agree to meet with Christine in New York?

2. How does Reynaldo Flemm begin his reconnaissance work in Dr. Graveline's office?

3. How does visiting with Dr. Dicer for the first time help Mick?

4. Why is Mick interested in the Victoria Barletta case again?

5. What do Maggie and Chemo talk about in Central Park?

6. What happens when the person pretending to be Jim shows up at Mick's house in Chapter 1?

7. What does Mick say when he watches a neighboring house burn with Tina?

8. What happens when Dr. Graveline meets with Dade County Commissioner Roberto Pepsical in Chapter 10?

9. What description do Murdock and Salazar compile for the suspect in the Chloe case?

10. What happens when Chemo takes Chloe out on a boat?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine two or three relationships in this novel and compare and contrast them. Consider the reason for the relationship, what the relationship achieves, and its overall value.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of dialogue to move the plot forward in contrast to scenes of description. Is this technique effective?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the use of water as a symbol throughout "Skin Tight". What does it represent? How does the author take advantage of this symbol?

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