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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 the woman who goes to LuAnn's trailer for revenge have with her as weapons?

2. Which of the following items does Charlie NOT get for LuAnn when they first arrive in New York?

3. How many days does LuAnn have to decide if she wants to take part in the scheme presented to her by the man who interviews her for a job?

4. Who is the author of the book?

5. What is the name of the woman who goes to LuAnn's trailer for revenge, but discovers Duane's dead body instead?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is LuAnn's guide, Charlie, first described in the book?

2. How did Charlie help make arrangements for LuAnn to return to the U.S. after being away 10 years?

3. How are Charlie's feelings towards LuAnn described when he watches her accept her lottery winnings from the crowd?

4. What does LuAnn discover the next day when she returns to the office where she had her interview with Jackson?

5. How is LuAnn's visit to her parents' grave described?

6. What does LuAnn do to the red-haired woman she catches her boyfriend Duane in bed with?

7. How are LuAnn's physical attributes first described in the book?

8. How are LuAnn's contributions to Charlottesville society first described in the book?

9. Why is Jackson worried that LuAnn has put his lottery operation in danger after discovering she has returned to the U.S.?

10. How does Romanello blackmail LuAnn in the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the portrayal of wealth in the book. What evidence is present in the book to suggest that being wealthy is not always a positive thing?

Essay Topic 2

Greed is one sentiment shown in many of the book's characters and is responsible for many of their actions.

Part 1.) What might the author be saying about the true nature of greed based on the detrimental circumstances that occurred with LuAnn in the book? Part 2.) What evidence is present to suggest one can overcome greed with love?

Part 3.) What can we learn about the true nature of greed based on Jackson's fate?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the concept of identity that is portrayed in the book. What is telling of the impact that losing one's identity could have, based on LuAnn's life after taking on a fake identity?

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