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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. From where does Chelgrin's daughter disappear?

2. How long does Alex intend to stay in Japan?

3. How can Joanna afford to open a nightclub?

4. Who does Alex disable by hitting him over the head?

5. Of what does Omi Inamura warn Joanna?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Carrera learn about Joanna from a phone call and how does he respond? What might the reader deduce from this response?

2. With all the evidence in place, what does Mariko suggests? What might this foreshadow and what is the ultimate outcome?

3. What does Joanna finally decide about her nightmares and why do you think Alex agreed to help?

4. What does Alex realize about Joanna when he keeps thinking about her?

5. What do you think Joanna's behavior might indicate?

6. What does Mariko encourage Alex to do and why?

7. What type of foreshadow might be implied by Mariko's assessment of Joanna and Alex?

8. What does Alex do at the hospital, who does he call, and what does he tell that person?

9. Why would Alex know about Lisa Chelgrin?

10. Who does Alex call in connection with Joanna and what does he learn? What does Joanna do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mariko then suggests again that Joanna visit her uncle and undergo hypnosis. This is the third time Mariko has mentioned this option, foreshadowing that it would become an avenue Joanna would travel.

1. What do you think a psychiatrist can do to help someone with nightmares?

2. Would you go to a psychiatrist for help with a recurring nightmare?

3. Why do you think many people resist the idea of seeing a psychiatrist? Do you think Joanna is one of those people? Or is it perhaps part of the brainwashing that she has been through?

Essay Topic 2

Joanna tries to commit suicide, underscoring for the reader how difficult the nightmares and panic attacks have been for her.

1. Why does Joanna attempt suicide?

2. Do you think Joanna has other options rather than suicide?

3. Do you think suicide is a reasonable option for any situation?

4. Would you believe Joanna when she says she will not attempt suicide again? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Joanna is plagued by a recurring nightmare in which a man with a mechanical hand uses a hypodermic needle to do something unclear to her. Joanna always wakes from this dream in the grip of a panic. It seems Joanna is uninterested in learning the truth about the dream, perhaps afraid of finding out something she does not want to know.

1. Why do you think Joanna doesn't want to find out the cause of her nightmares? Use examples from the text and your own thoughts to support your answer.

2. Do you think nightmares always have a cause? Why or why not?

3. Describe a recurring nightmare you or someone you know has had. Compare it to Joanna's. How do you or the person having the nightmare deal with it?

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