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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. When Anna drives the car off the cliff, the chapter ends with her saying, "We were sailing into the" (222) what?

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

3. How long does it take Anna to return to watching her neighbors through the window after she begins to avoid the windows and the first floor altogether?

4. What does Anna wear during her venture outside in an attempt to talk to the second Jane Russell?

5. What simile does Anna use to describe what Olivia looks like after Anna releases her from her seatbelt after the car accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anna see on David's bedside table that she considers a clue to a link between David and the woman she knows as Jane?

2. What is the symbolism of the locket with Ethan's picture in it as portrayed in Anna's dream?

3. 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)

4. What possibility regarding the mystery of Jane does Ed bring up that Anna shoots down and what is her reason for doing so?

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

6. 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?

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

8. 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?

9. When Anna has time to analyze Ethan's body language during his lie about the second Jane Russell being his mother, what does she conclude about his clenched jaw?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

How is the topic of mental illness treated within the novel and what does the author want the reader to understand more fully about mental illness as a result of reading his book?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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