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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Annabel continue handling the orgy story in Chapter 7?
(a) She keeps denying it and causes it to almost go away.
(b) She plans a press conference for after Luigi arrives.
(c) She asked Francesca to issue press releases about Frederick's many women and their orgies.
(d) She says to Golly that Frederick had many women who had orgies with him.

2. When Annabel is asked how she found the notes, what does she say?
(a) She says they were sent to her already opened.
(b) Someone slipped them under the door.
(c) She says that they were left at the hotel front desk.
(d) She says that a messenger brought them.

3. When Billy arrives to have dinner with Annabel and Luigi, what does he say?
(a) He says Marina might have a photocopy and bring it to the inquest.
(b) He says that Marina might still be in love with Frederick and angry at Annabel.
(c) He tells Annabel how lucky she is to have Marina's note.
(d) He says Marina might still sell a photocopy to a reporter.

4. When the doctor sees Annabel, what does he think about her?
(a) Annabel isn't anyone special, just an actress.
(b) He changes his mind about the sedative after BIlly offers more payment.
(c) He refuses to give her a sedative because he doesn't know her.
(d) He offers to come back again but Billy doesn't need him.

5. What is the name of Annabel's new script?
(a) The Showcase.
(b) The Staircase.
(c) Under the Staircase.
(d) Above the Showcase.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Annabel wants to know why her friends, her lawyer, and everyone else haven't left messages for her, what does Billy say?

2. What does Luigi say to Annabel about the girl found unconscious on the bathroom floor of her flat?

3. Who does Luigi tell Annabel that she doesn't need at the inquest?

4. When Francesca was brought back to Rome by Luigi, what was she instructed to do for Annabel?

5. At the inquest, what are Annabel's last words about Frederick?

Short Essay Questions

1. Luigi tells Annabel that she will have to have a new public image if the accusations in Frederick's notes get out. He tells Annabel that she should go away for a while. Then he asks her if she would consider it. How does Annabel respond?

2. Marina comes to Annabel's hotel to talk about the note Frederick had sent her. Annabel offers to pay her bills and says that she need not come to the inquest. Had Marina made a photo-copy?

3. Danya, who Annabel was going to visit in the hospital, had told many nurses and several doctors that she had been in love with Frederick along with numerous other young women. How does her meeting with Annabel go?

4. When the phone rang insistently in Annabel's room, despite instructions to hold calls, Billy answered it and said the police were downstairs. What would the police want?

5. Marina is about to leave when Annabel calls her back. What does Annabel want?

6. Annabel left the flat and she went back to the hotel, along with Billy and the baby. She noticed that her suitcases were open and commented on it to Billy. He told her that it was probably the police investigating because Suicide is a criminal offense in Rome. What did Annabel say?

7. Billy hands the notes from Frederick to Annabel and she starts to read. What is her reaction when she has finished?

8. How long has Frederick's mother been dead and why write to her?

9. Billy started to tell Annabel about Frederick's suicide notes, and when his words had finally registered, she got hysterical and began to scream. Was Annabel having a sort of mini breakdown?

10. Annabel talked to Luigi about the girl in the hospital. The girl said that she was in love with Frederick. Then Annabel added that with so many girls after him, Frederick was driven to suicide, and In the end it pushed him over the edge. Luigi asked her what she was going to say at the inquest. How did Annabel respond?

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