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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 two words does Anna remember Ethan muttering during his exit from her house the day Anna followed the second Jane Russell?

2. For how many hours did Anna, Olivia, and Ed lie injured in the snow-surrounded car after Anna inadvertently drove the car off a cliff?

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

4. To what type of establishment does Anna follow the second Jane Russell?

5. What type of pills does Anna take before setting out to follow the second Jane Russell?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. What is the weather like during the scene of Anna follows the second Jane Russell and what mood is the weather meant to create?

5. 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?

6. What major revelation about her own recent behavior does Anna have when Ed asks her what is going on in the rest of the neighborhood?

7. What is demonstrated about Anna's character through the way she feels about Ethan after he leaves her house and mutters the words, "I'm scared" (285)?

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

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 realization does Anna have about an untapped source of information regarding the mystery and how does her investigation of this untapped element work out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the author's use of film allusions within the novel and analyze how they function across the narrative.

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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