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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. How often did Claire visit her father in prison?

2. In Chapter 3, how long had Walter been with his girlfriend before she broke their engagement?

3. At the end of Chapter 4, how long had Vincent been on the East Coast?

4. What was Olivia eating under a red awning in 2008?

5. When Vincent and Jonathan got together, how long had it been since his wife died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Paul buy at the System Soundbar the first time he went in Chapter 3 and why?

3. What was Paul studying at the end of 1999 and why?

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 Olivia think about Lucas when she first met him?

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

7. What did Vincent observe and learn when she went to Jonathan's office at the end of Chapter 9?

8. Why did Vincent's grandmother get her a video camera after her mother died?

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

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

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

Paul and Vincent are half-brother and sister. What type of relationship do they have? Why are they not close?

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