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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. Who is Lucy's friend that has been found murdered in Chapter 2?
(a) Mark.
(b) Jamie.
(c) Joey.
(d) Andrew.

2. What is the name of Lucy's dog?
(a) Echo.
(b) Jack.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Bubby.

3. Who is the photographer that often works with Lucy on stories?
(a) Jackie.
(b) Toomie.
(c) Ray Torres.
(d) Timo.

4. Where is Sarah from?
(a) Houston.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Austin.
(d) Oxford.

5. Whose perspective is the focus of Chapter 17?
(a) Angel's.
(b) Maria's.
(c) Sarah's.
(d) Lucy's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lucy relates in Chapter 14 that Ratan was sent to Phoenix to serve as chief hydrologist on what project?

2. What is the name of Catherine Case's daughter?

3. What company has merged with the New York Times in the novel?

4. What is the drug referred to repeatedly in the novel called?

5. What television show does Angel watch in his hotel room in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the author revealing Angel's back-story in Chapter 4?

2. What is the signifcance of the allusions to Cadillac Desert in Chapter 18?

3. How is the theme of choices illustrated in Chapter 8?

4. How are the events in Chapter 15 significant in terms of Maria's role in the story?

5. What is significant about the phone call between Angel and Case in Chapter 7?

6. What observations does Lucy make of Maria and Sarah in Chapter 14?

7. What does Angel learn about Lucy in Chapter 13? How does this information affect him?

8. What motif appears in Chapter 16? What does this motif foreshadow?

9. What irony can be seen in the encounter between Lucy and Maria in Chapters 14 and 15?

10. In Chapters 17 through 20, the three main characters finally come into direct contact with one another. How does this impact the narrative?

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