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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 is the name of Dallas' commanding officer?

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

3. What seemingly innocent event scares Dallas?

4. What author was Stiles reading while he waited for Anja?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is present at Carly Landsdowne's apartment when Eve and Peabody go there to question Carly?

2. The next scene involves Anja and Stiles. Where do they meet? What had Stiles lied about?

3. What is Carly's outlook on the facts surrounding her adoption?

4. How did Stiles use his skills to avoid police detection?

5. Who does Eve meet at the hospital? How does the meeting affect Eve?

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

7. What interesting information does Eve learn about Michael Proctor's mother?

8. What about the conversation upsets Eve?

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

10. Discuss Peabody's evening out on the town with Charles. What upsets Peabody?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters, plots, settings, and outcomes of the stories woven into WITNESS IN DEATH. Use the scenarios in "Witness for the Prosecution" plus the storyline in WITNESS IN DEATH for comparison. How do the story lines differ? What is the conclusion of each story? How does Roberts write differently from Agatha Christie? Compare the styles of the two authors and add in your own commentary and opinion.

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