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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. To whom does Alex thinks the place he is belongs?

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

3. What was the name of the inn where Alex and Joanna stopped?

4. What does Carrera do to the woman who is at his house?

5. Who is Anson Peterson?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Joanna reveal under hypnosis about Herr Doktor? How does Alex feel hearing it and what does his reaction suggest to you?

4. Who does Joanna find when she goes to look for Alex? What does she learn from him? What theme might be suggested by the encounter?

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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

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

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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