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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. Whose apartment is visited by Dallas and Peabody in Chapter 8?

2. Where does the story take place?

3. What is the name of the assigned replacement for the recently deceased character?

4. Eve discovers that Mansfield previously had a problem with what item?

5. The murder victim is killed using what weapon?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the next murder victim? Where does the victim work? What does he do?

2. Why is Nadine worried about this matter? How could it affect Nadine's career and personal relationship with Eve?

3. Who is Draco's understudy for the play? How does he feel about Draco?

4. What is Peabody's snap judgment about Quim? How does Eve react? What confirms Eve's instinct?

5. Where does Dallas meet with Nadine? What is the purpose of the meeting?

6. What game do Eve and Roarke play after she finishes chastising him about giving information to Feeney? Who wins?

7. What is the collective opinion of Dallas and Peabody on the understudy's involvement in the murder?

8. What is Eve's advice to Nadine? Will Nadine comply?

9. Who does Dallas meet with in the beginning of Chapter 5? What information has been passed on without Eve's knowledge?

10. What event is Dallas at during the murder and what is her take on the event?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roarke stays on the straight and narrow for the most part although he is willing to step over the line if it will help Eve and her murder investigations. How does Roarke assist? Does Eve know about the illegal activity? Does she approve? What is the "unregistered?" How does it aid the investigations? What are Roarke's specialties? Who else knows about Roarke's special skills? How do the other cops feel about Roarke? Has Roarke's place in Eve's life ever hindered her work? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Roarke is a mysterious man with a shady past, married to the top homicide cop in the New York Police and Security Department. Examine Roarke's past. Compare and contrast Roarke's history with Eve's. How do they compare? Why doesn't Roarke have a first and last name? Where does he come from? How did he meet Eve? What is their relationship like? How did Roarke make his billions? How does the fact that Roarke is so rich help or hinder Eve's investigations?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the act of incest. What are the legal and medical definitions of incest? What are the parameters? Is it illegal? Is it harmful physically, mentally, emotionally - all or none of the above? How does an average person define incest? What are the cultural references and perceptions regarding incest? Do both parties have to consent? Who are the most common victims of incest? Is there any form of treatment?

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