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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 do Dallas and Roarke sit down with to calm her regarding the case?

2. In chapter 11, Dallas reveals that which character was in a sex tape with Draco?

3. Where did Anja run off to in order to have a baby?

4. Where did the accident take place?

5. How many years ago had the incident taken place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Roarke and McNab up to in Eve's home office? What topics are discussed?

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

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

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

5. What about the conversation upsets Eve?

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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

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

Dallas feels responsible for Trueheart's injuries. Peabody becomes angry with Dallas when the Lieutenant blames herself for Trueheart's injuries and attempts to take blame. Examine Peabody's outrage. Is Peabody correct in chastising Dallas for her feelings and comments? Was it Dallas' fault? Was Peabody's argument valid? How does Dallas respond to Peabody? Is it anybody's fault if a cop is injured in the line of duty? How could the incident have been prevented? Would anyone be charged in the shooting of Officer Trueheart? Examine the motto "To Protect and Serve" as it applies to this scenario.

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