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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 is odd about Herr Doktor?

2. What does Herr Doktor do when he comes in the room?

3. Where do Joanna and Alex fly to from England?

4. What wakens Joanna and Alex the first morning in London?

5. How does Carrera get Alex and Joanna out of the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

8. What else do they discover while Lisa is under hypnosis?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the character pairs below to compare and contrast. Include in the essay a comparison of their personalities, their values and morals, how they view the world, what good and bad exist in each that are the same and different and how they behave in the situations in the book.

1. Joanna and Lisa Chelgrin.

2. Joanna and Mariko.

3. Alex and Carrera.

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