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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 9, how old did Vincent remember that she was when she first started paying her own rent?

2. What was Vincent's father's job?

3. In Chapter 3, how long had Paul been at the hotel?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

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?

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