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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. Where does Dallas meet the character to discuss the case?

2. McNab asks Peabody to do what?

3. Why was the news a shock to the aggressor?

4. What is the surname of the friend who is waiting for Dallas at home?

5. What item enrages the guest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who else was involved in the information regarding Draco and the play?

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

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

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

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

8. What non-factual information does Mira believe Eve needs to take into account regarding the case?

9. What is the interaction between Peabody and Dallas while they are waiting to hear information on Trueheart's condition?

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

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

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 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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