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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. In Chapter 3, what was Leon Prevant drinking when he discussed the message on the window of the hotel?

2. In Chapter 9, what time did Jonathan want Vincent to come for the office Christmas party?

3. Where was Paul studying finance in Chapter 2?

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

5. In Chapter 6, where was Alkaitis serving his sentence?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What did Olivia think about Lucas when she first met him?

4. In Chapter 9, where did Vincent see Paul?

5. Who bought Olivia's painting of Lucas and what did he think of it?

6. What did and did not keep Vincent living with Jonathan?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view of the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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

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?

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