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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 Ron's job in 2029?

2. In 2005, about how old was Ella Kaspersky?

3. In December 2018, where did Leon get a job?

4. In Chapter 10, how much time did Oskar spend looking up real estate prices in Warsaw?

5. In Chapter 16, how many nights have there been of heavy weather?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Olivia decide after she learned that all her savings was gone in Chapter 11?

2. In Chapter 11, how did Oskar remember becoming involved in the Ponzi scheme?

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

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

5. Who was released from prison first?

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

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

9. What did the captain of the Neptune Cumberland say about Geoffrey Bell?

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

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

Paul feels responsible for the death of Charlie Wu, a musician. Why does Paul feel responsible for the death of Charlie Wu? Should Paul feel responsible for Charlie’s death?

Essay Topic 3

How did the collapse affect many of the investors? Why did some investors commit suicide? What consequences occurred because of the Ponzi scheme? Why was the fallout from the scheme so far-reaching?

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