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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. How many times does Anna tell the detectives she has met Jane Russell in an attempt to convince them that the woman in front of them is an imposter?

2. Whom does Bina name as the person who must be the murderer?

3. What advice does Detective Little give to Anna just before Detective Norelli and the Russells leave Anna's home?

4. When Little calls to warn Anna not to follow the second Jane Russell anymore, Anna thinks to herself that Little would make a good what?

5. What reason does Anna give Bina for her lack of a photograph showing her neighbor's stabbed body?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author ensure that the audience realizes the difference between the first Jane Russell, with whom Anna has formed a friendship, and the second Jane Russell, who is introduced to her at the request of the detectives?

2. What is Anna's reason for noting that when the Russells again open their blinds, their living room is spotless and the lamps are "like guardsmen"? (200)

3. Before Anna is caught snooping in David's studio during his absence, what realization does she have about twenty-first century homes and the clues they offer to their inhabitants' personalities?

4. Though Bina has a hard time believing the facts of Anna's story about the two Jane Russells, in what ways does she demonstrate her loyalty to Anna?

5. What behaviors does Anna display that demonstrate her familiarity with checking for signs a person may be lying and from what source does this familiarity originate?

6. How does Wesley describe his feelings about Anna when he calls her back?

7. How does the author depict Anna's arrival at the decision to follow the second Jane Russell?

8. What is the symbolism of the photo depicting a sleeping Anna?

9. What element of her umbrella technique does Anna suddenly find strange during her outing to follow Jane?

10. When Anna sees the Takeda boy in person for the first time in over a year, what are her observations about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of recurring dreams and visions throughout the novel and how this motif connects to the genre of the thriller or detective story.

Essay Topic 2

Trace the characterization arc of Anna’s character throughout the novel. Discuss whether she is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the many instances of irony within the novel's narrative and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.

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