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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. Where is Joanna when she wakes after being kidnapped?

2. Why is Marlowe taking so much care driving home in London?

3. Where does Alex find his gun?

4. What was Alex's nightmare about the night they spent in the inn?

5. Where do Joanna and Alex go?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. How do Alex and Joanna leave London and what happens that surprises Alex? What does this make him suspect?

5. Why did Peterson do what he did and what theme does it touch upon again?

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

7. Where is Alex when he wakes up and what does he do immediately? What does he find and what does it make him wonder?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Under further regression, Joanna also reveals that all her memories of Lisa Chelgrin are gone and that she will most likely never recover them. The completeness of this brainwashing should be frightening to the reader, showing how vulnerable Lisa Chelgrin was and how violating Herr Doktor was toward her, both physically and mentally.

1. What do you think is the emotional impact of finding out you are not who you thought you were? Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

2. Discuss in depth the moral and legal implications of what Herr Doktor did to Lisa. Use examples from the text and your own life to support your answer.

3. It would be one thing to find out you were a different person than you thought you were. What would be the farther impact on Lisa of finding out that not only was she a different person than she thought but that her early memories are completely gone so she'll never know exactly who she was?

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

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?

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