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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joanna suggest to Mariko?
(a) That Mariko assume singing at the club.
(b) That Mariko find a new singer for the nightclub.
(c) That Mariko allow Wayne to stay at the nightclub apartments.
(d) That Mariko pursue a relationship with Wayne.

2. What does Peterson tell Carrera via the phone?
(a) That the KGB has decided not to let Chelgrin stay in politics.
(b) That Joanna Rand must be kept from leaving Japan.
(c) That the KGB wishes Carrera to return to Russia.
(d) That Joanna Rand is on her way to London.

3. Where is Joanna when she wakes after being kidnapped?
(a) Chained in a basement.
(b) Tied up on a kitchen floor.
(c) Strapped to a hospital bed.
(d) In her father's hotel room.

4. What does Joanna receive?
(a) A letter slid under the motel room door.
(b) A phone call from Chelgrin.
(c) A phone call from Peterson.
(d) A letter at the front desk from Carrera.

5. What awakens Joanna the next morning after her second session with Inamura?
(a) Alex.
(b) Thirst.
(c) Fear.
(d) A panic attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills Ursula?

2. What does Joanna tell Inamura?

3. What makes Alex so uneasy about the inn where they stopped?

4. What happens to Marlowe's apartment when he enters and turns on the light?

5. What does Alex do in response to the nightmare he had?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Joanna and Alex when they arrive in St. Moritz? What does Peterson have to do with it and what might a reader be wondering at this point?

2. What do Alex and Joanna find that show Chelgrin in a different light and what does he have that will help them find Herr Doktor?

3. What else do they discover while Lisa is under hypnosis?

4. How does Alex feel about the inn where they stop and what does it make him wonder? What type of theme might his situation bring up?

5. What does the hypnosis session do in the novel as far as narrative technique is concerned?

6. What does Inamura use to free Joanna of the compulsion?

7. What is Carrera ordered to do when Joanna leaves Japan? How does he feel about the orders? What does his thoughts evoke in the reader?

8. What does Chelgrin know about his daughter and what does he seem to feel about her?

9. Who approaches Joanna and Alex immediately in London? What might the reader wonder and what does the person say that alleviates concern?

10. In terms of narration what do you think Chapters 60-70 do?

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