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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 did Mendoza say the woman he thought Geoffrey Bell hit was living in Chapter 13?

2. What is the name of Simone's assistant in 2029?

3. In Chapter 11, where was Leon's shipping conference held?

4. How old was Oskar when he went to work for Jonathan?

5. Who was the last person that Vincent saw in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Jonathan and Vincent left the office party?

2. In Chapter 11, who did Oskar see in Akaitis's office?

3. How did Alkaitis's lawyer frame what he did in Chapter 11?

4. Why memory did Jonathan have of his brother Lucas at the end of Chapter 12?

5. What did Leon mean when he said that he and his wife were citizens of a shadow country?

6. In Chapter 12, why did Alkaitis ask Julie Freeman to look up what happened to Olivia Collins, and what did he learn?

7. What did Oskar realize about the investors in Chapter 11?

8. What happened when Jonathan and Suzanne saw Ella at a restaurant?

9. What did Oskar do in Chapter 11, when he left the Gradia Building and reporters tried to question him?

10. At the end of Chapter 15, who did Paul see?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of the novel? Why is it not historical or realistic fiction?

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