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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 does Alex tell Mariko when she returns from the hospital?

2. What proof does the letters Joanna has offer of her past?

3. What frustrates Joanna so much?

4. What does Alex say about Senator Chelgrin?

5. What happens to Joanna as soon as she is alone in her apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Alex go with Joanna and what becomes clear to them about her?

2. What does Joanna do in response to her depression and her decision to push Alex away?

3. What do you think Alex feels about Joanna despite his cynicism?

4. Who comes to the hospital and sits with Wayne and why do you think this person does that?

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

6. How does Joanna wake from her recurring nightmare? How often does she have it and why do you think she will not do anything about it?

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

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

9. What does Alex show Joanna and how does she feel about it?

10. Why would Alex know about Lisa Chelgrin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Inamura then takes Joanna to the room where her nightmares take place. She begins to have a panic attack and Inamura says he believes it is the result of a post hypnotic suggestion. After some research on hypnosis choose one of the following questions:

1. What is hypnosis and why might it help Joanna? Use examples from the text and your research to support your answer.

2. Do you think hypnosis and post hypnotic suggestions could cause panic attacks? Why or why not?

3. Based on your research how realistic was the situation with Inamura portrayed? Use examples to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Alex subdues a tail that has been put on him. The man is a professional and will not tell Alex who his bosses are despite the gun Alex holds on him. However, the man does warn Alex that he will die if he continues to pursue Joanna or her past. This promise injects danger into the plot, increasing the tension within the novel's tone and promising more intrigue as the story continues to unfold.

1. What do you think is the difference between mystery and suspense?

2. Do you think the scene at the end of chapter 17 with Alex and the man following him would be a scene more in a mystery novel or suspense novel? Explain your reasoning.

3. In what genre would you place this novel and why?

4. Do you prefer mystery or suspense? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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