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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 is Vincent feeling in Chapter 1?

2. When Walter went to work at the hotel in Chapter 3, who picked him up in Grace Harbor?

3. What was the name of Olivia's neighbor in 1958?

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

5. When Paul was 18, why did he tell Vincent he was in rehab?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Vincent and Mirella were friends when they were both involved with powerful, rich men. How did Vincent and Mirella meet? What was their relationship based on? Why did the relationship change when Vincent was no longer with Jonathan?

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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