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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 is the character stopped from fleeing from the building?

2. What is the occupation of Quim?

3. The murder victim is killed using what weapon?

4. Who finds Quim's body at the scene?

5. What is another term used for television?

Short Essay Questions

1. What else is discussed on a more personal level?

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

3. What is the crux of the murder case and who was the victim?

4. Who is the victim? How is he killed?

5. Eve leaves her office to attend another meeting. Who is the meeting with and what is the purpose?

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

7. How is the scene preserved for investigation? Who assists Dallas?

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

9. What does Eve do when she arrives at work in the morning? What does she find in her office?

10. Who calls Eve at Central asking for a meeting? What is the person's connection to the cop?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dallas had frequent and violent nightmares about her father, being abused, and the hotel room in Dallas. Write an essay explaining Dallas' violent and traumatic childhood. What happened to Dallas' parents? Why was she so badly abused? Who ended up raising Dallas? What is the girl's real name? How did the experience change Eve? How did the circumstances affect her in the Draco-Quim case? Do you think Dallas was able to overcome her childhood traumas? Explain. How could she stop the nightmares?

Essay Topic 2

Dallas and Whitney have an interesting professional relationship. Although Whitney is Dallas' commander, it is clear that he also respects her as a cop and as a person. Dallas feels the same way about Whitney. Explain how the mutual admiration benefits their working relationship. Explore how Whitney's style of leadership has helped Dallas form her own style. What are the similarities? Despite Dallas' rage over the incident with Captain Stuart, she manages to keep relatively cool. How is that possible? Is it out of respect for Whitney, because of her position on the force or something else? How does Whitney react? What is Whitney's background and how does it compare to Dallas' background?

Essay Topic 3

Write a short story from the point of Mavis Freestone regarding her first meeting with Dallas. How did the two women become friends? Do the women have anything in common at all? If so, what? How does Mavis fit in to Dallas' new life with Roarke? How has the life of each character changed since they met?

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