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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. Who is present at the woman's apartment?

2. What does Eve find at Draco's apartment?

3. What is the occupation of Quim?

4. How many years has Quim been in his current profession?

5. Who actually committed the murder, even if unknowingly?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the general opinion of Draco?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Areena Mansfield/Anja Carvell is the birth mother of Carly Landsdowne as well as Michael Proctor. While Carly was given up for adoption, Michael was not. What was the difference in the scenarios? What made Areena give up Carly but keep Michael? Compare and contrast the scenarios as well as the resulting parent/child relationships. How did the decisions ultimately affect each person? Could the relationships ever be repaired? Does anyone want to try to repair the relationships? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Explore the role of Linus Quim in the story. Write out Quim's part in the murder as well as his immediate plans. Use the same background information to rewrite Quim's story. What might have happened if Quim had not attempted to blackmail Areena? What if Eve had not known about or interviewed Jorgensen? Would Quim's death have been ruled a suicide? What other character might have been in the same position as Quim?

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