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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 6, how many years was Hazelton doing for grand larceny?

2. How often did Claire visit her father in prison?

3. What business was Leon in?

4. Where was Paul studying finance in Chapter 2?

5. What is Vincent feeling in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Raphael tell Walter about the Hotel Caiette when he asked him to work there?

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

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

7. What did Jonathan tell Vincent about Ella Kaspersky in Chapter 4?

8. 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?

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

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

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 found Jonathan’s lifestyle very different from anything she had experienced before. How was the lifestyle Vincent experienced with Jonathan different from anything she experienced before? In what way was the lifestyle of the very rich its own kingdom or country?

Essay Topic 3

Imagery is a literary device authors use to describe characters and the world they inhabit. Imagery involves using the five senses to describe characters, places, and things. How does the author use imagery to help readers imagine the world and characters the author has created?

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