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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 do in response to the nightmare he had?

2. Why do Alex and Joanna decide to go to San Moritz?

3. What does Joanna grab from a nearby tray?

4. What does some of what Chelgrin has to tell Alex have to do with?

5. What is odd about Herr Doktor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Peterson and how was he involved in the entire situation?

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

3. What happens to Alex and Joanna's hotel room and what might this suggest to the reader?

4. How is the theme of romance explored in Chapters 42-44?

5. Where does Alex go after he wakes up and what happens there?

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

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

8. 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?

9. How might a reader respond to what is going on with Alex and what is the evidence to suggest that Alex and Joanna are being manipulated?

10. What is happening with Alex that might be similar to what was going on with Joanna? What might the reader wonder because of this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thomas Chelgrin is introduced for the first time despite having been discussed several times between Alex and Joanna. The reader believes Chelgrin to be an evil man who orchestrated his own daughter's kidnapping. However, when the reader meets Chelgrin, he is almost sympathetic, as though he is as much a victim as his daughter.

1. What were your first impressions of Thomas Chelgrin and how did they change after his encounter with Lisa? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

2. Why do you think Thomas Chelgrin might have been a victim? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

3. Now that the reader knows how much Thomas Chelgrin has given up in his life for his country would you think him very patriotic? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Joanna has another panic attack due to Alex's story about Lisa Chelgrin. It gets better when Joanna decides not to see Alex again, suggesting Joanna's panic attack is an emotional barrier against emotional connections, a suggestion that is further confirmed when Mariko tells Alex that Joanna almost always has panic attacks when she feels a man is getting too close.

1. After research, discuss Joanna's behavior during her panic attacks and whether you believe her panic attacks are what would be considered classic panic attacks.

2. Why do you think Joanna decides not to see Alex again? Do you think her decision is based on denial of the possible real reasons for her panic attacks? Why or why not?

3. In real life many people, male and female, have a tendency to have negative reactions when they begin to get too close to someone. Discuss why you think a person would want to push someone away because they might be afraid of intimacy, or they might not feel good enough for the person or they are afraid of eventual rejection. These are all common reactions to intimacy. Include in your discussion whether you think Joanna's reaction is based on any of these reasons.

Essay Topic 3

Alex is clearly falling in love despite his protests that love does not exist and that he would never fall in love, especially after such a short time.

1. How long do you think people should know each other before declaring love? Do you think Alex is falling in love or is it just sexual attraction? Why or why not?

2. What are some of the thoughts and behaviors in the text that demonstrate to you that Alex is falling in love with Joanna?

3. There are many psychologist that say there's no such thing as falling in love, it is all just a chemical reaction between two physical bodies. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not?

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