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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 long had Trueheart been waiting out in the cold when Dallas arrived at Stiles' apartment?

2. Who offers to help Dallas with dinner?

3. Dallas continues to be amazed by the depth of which emotion?

4. Who is left in Dallas' home office to run background checks?

5. What is Eve's reaction to telling Carly some important information?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the scene between Dallas and Anja Carvell regarding Carly's parentage.

2. How was Roarke able to help Mavis with her career?

3. What happens when Peabody confronts Dallas at the home office?

4. What is the conversation between Eve and Roarke that disturbs Eve?

5. How does Carly react to the news about Draco being her father?

6. What about the conversation upsets Eve?

7. What is discussed during Eve's meeting with Mira regarding the case?

8. Chapter ten begins with another character pondering various elements of the case. Who is the character and what is s/he thinking about?

9. What news is given to Nadine when she arrives at the house? What is her reaction?

10. What is Mavis' purpose for being at Dallas and Roarke's house? What is she doing when they arrive home? What is Eve's reaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Areena Mansfield drugged Linus Quim. After Quim was docile, Areena forced him to write a note of confession and then hang himself. Examine Areena's plan. Would the plan actually work? What drug was used to incapacitate Quim? Does the drug really exist? What is its medicinal purpose? What was it used for in the story? Are the effects of the drug accurate as portrayed in the story? Can the drug kill someone? How does it override a person's sense of survival? How else might Areena have killed Quim while making it look like a suicide?

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

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?

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