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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. Where was slub located where Baltica was playing in Chapter 2?

2. In Chapter 3, who wrote the message on the window of the hotel?

3. When was Alkaitis arrested?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 8, who interrupts Jonathan's daydream of another life?

5. How long was Alkaitis sentenced for his crimes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did most of the crew work on the Neptune Cumberland, and what cycle did the ship run?

4. At the end of Chapter 3, what did Walter learn about where Vincent went when she left her job as bartender at the Hotel Caiette?

5. How did Paul feel in 1999 on New Year's Eve when he went to a club with Melissa and Vincent?

6. 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?

7. What was VIncent's contract with Jonathan as she understood it?

8. What did Paul do with the pills he bought at the System Soundbar when he had a bad experience with them?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in The Glass Hotel, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

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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