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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 color is the Lindgren Lounge?

2. What sound does Lo hear from the cabin next door when she is getting ready on the Aurora?

3. Which vice does Lo promise herself to abstain from?

4. Where does Lo go to use the phone after the break-in?

5. Why does Lo not hear the intruder come into her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lo's mission for the magazine while on her cruise?

2. What is Richard Bullmer's backstory?

3. Why does Lo tell Ben that she is safe on the ship?

4. Why is Lo dissatisfied with her job?

5. Why is Lo surprised by the woman who opens the door to cabin 10?

6. Who are the stewards and what is their role?

7. What does Lo do to keep the panic at bay after her shower in Part Two?

8. What does Lo hear when she wakes up at the end of Chapter Nine?

9. Which important electronic item is not taken during the robbery?

10. What does Lo realize about the job she has always wanted?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nilsson's jacket is buttoned wrong when he responds to Lo's frantic call. How could his coat being askew give Lo pause? What other examples does Lo provide for reasons she may not be able to trust Nilsson? What is the purpose of her doubt?

Essay Topic 2

Why does the author choose to include Lo's mental health backstory? How do Lo's examples shed light on her understanding of her own truth? Does Lo seem ashamed of her illness or empowered by it?

Essay Topic 3

Lo will be cruising on a maiden voyage. Historically, maiden voyages are superstitious. Hypothesize why the author would choose for the ship to be on it's first time out to sea and what this point could be foreshadowing.

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