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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 Theo discover inside Alicia's art room in Part Two, Chapter Thirty-Two?

2. What does Christian ask Theo to do in Part Four, Chapter Two?

3. According to Christian in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Six, what were borderline personalities?

4. According to the inspector in Part Five, Chapter Three, who found Alicia's diary?

5. According to Alicia's diary in Part Three, what is the name of the doctor Gabriel forces her to see?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Alicia in Part Five, Chapter One, why did Alicia kill Gabriel?

2. How is Theo's guilt discovered in Part Five, Chapter Three?

3. What happens when Theo confronts Christian in Part Four, Chapter Two?

4. What happens as Theo continues to follow Kathy in Part Four, Chapters Sixteen and Twenty-One? How is Theo becoming increasingly unstable?

5. According to Alicia in Part Four, Chapter Thirteen, what happened when the man got inside her house on the night of the murder?

6. According to Alicia in Part Five, Chapter One, what made her recognize Theo?

7. According to Theo in Part Five, Chapter Three, what has happened to Theo and Kathy following the death of Gabriel?

8. What happens when Theo follows Kathy in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Seven? How does he feel?

9. What happens when Paul visits Alicia in Part Two, Chapter Twenty-Two?

10. According to Theo in Part Five, Chapter Three, what will happen to the Grove? According to Julian McMahon, will happen to Theo's career?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think the future has in store for Theo and Kathy after the close of the novel? Predict their future based on Theo’s thoughts and actions over the course of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Ruth believes that some people confuse drama and dysfunction for love. Real love, she says, is deep, calm, and constant. Explain how the characters in the novel illustrate the truth (or not) of her words.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the men in Alicia’s life: Gabriel, Max, Jean-Felix, and Theo. Is she loved by any of them? If so, which? What is the nature of this love? What point do you think the author is trying to make about love?

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