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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 news does the reporter give to Eve that stuns the detective?

2. What is the abbreviation of the department where the lead detective works?

3. What is Quim forced to do after being drugged?

4. What was the woman's relationship to the deceased?

5. What is McNab's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the murder weapon and where is it found?

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

3. What is the general opinion of Draco?

4. How is Quim found? By whom? Who is the first person on the scene after the one who finds Quim?

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

6. Who is the main character in the story, what does she do for a living, where does she work and when does the story take place?

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

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

9. Where does the play take place? How is Dallas connected to the theater?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

There is a special relationship between Dr. Charlotte Mira and Lieutenant Eve Dallas. Examine the relationship. What makes it special? How did the two meet? What are details of the professional and personal relationships? Are the feelings mutual? Has Dallas ever been a patient of Mira's? What kinds of things do they discuss when not talking about work? How often do Mira and Dallas work together? Does the work ever interfere with their personal lives? How does Mira get along with Roarke?

Essay Topic 3

Examine J.D. Robb's Eve Dallas series. How many books are there? Write a character profile of Eve Dallas. Discuss how the character has progressed and evolved throughout the series. Where might Dallas go next? Will Dallas ever shed the horror of her past? Will Dallas ever get used to having people in her life that love her? How might her relationships with Roarke, Peabody and the others change in future books?

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