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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 was the name of the building where Jonathan had his offices in Chapter 9?

2. How many hotels did Alkaitis own in Chapter 3?

3. What was one of the first things that Vincent bought when she moved in with Jonathan?

4. What month was it at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. At the end of Chapter 8, who did Alkaitis think he saw in his cell?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Walter ready to take a job at the Hotel Caiette?

2. What did Raphael tell Walter about the Hotel Caiette when he asked him to work there?

3. What did Jonathan tell Vincent about Ella Kaspersky in Chapter 4?

4. What was Vincent's room like on the Neptune Cumberland?

5. What was Alkaitis's sentence, and how did he feel when the judge pronounced his sentence?

6. What problem did Olivia have when she painted her friend Renata in1958?

7. What did Alkaitis wish he had done before they arrested him?

8. What did Alkaitis often think about, and why did he feel it was important to keep the two separate?

9. What did Vincent know about the Neptune Cumberland before she boarded?

10. How did Lucas die and where was where was his funeral?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jonathan and his associates were involved in the Ponzi scheme. How did the associates get involved? What motivated them to participate in the scheme? Did they have different motivations for being involved?

Essay Topic 2

Vincent became an assistant cook on a containership. Why did Vincent become an assistant cook on a containership? Why was her new job an escape? From what was she escaping?

Essay Topic 3

Everyone was stressed when the scheme collapsed. How did Oskar, Harvey, Enrico, and Joelle react when the scheme collapsed? What coping skills did they use? How did the stress affect their ability to cope?

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