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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. What was the date in Chapter 3?

3. What did Geoffrey's father do for a living?

4. How much might containers on the Neptune Cumberland weigh?

5. What time did Vincent get up in the morning after moving to Jonathan's house in Connecticut?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was VIncent's daily routine when she moved into Jonathan's house in Connecticut?

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

4. What did Paul think about the music at a club in Chapter 3 where his friend Tim was planning to go to listen to Baltica?

5. What did Walter do in Chapter 3 when he saw the words on the glass wall of the hotel?

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

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

8. How did Walter describe the hotel the first time he saw it?

9. What did Alkaitis think he saw in his cell at the end of Chapter 8?

10. What did Olivia remember about her life in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Jonathan ran a Ponzi scheme. What is a Ponzi scheme? Why were Jonathan’s actions fraudulent?

Essay Topic 3

Vincent and Jonathan meet at the Hotel Caiette. What did chance have to do with their meeting? How did other characters meet by chance? What does the author imply about fate through these chance meetings?

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