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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 does "Cherchez la femme" mean?

2. What important information does Dallas uncover about Carly?

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

4. Who does Dallas have a meeting with in the beginning of Chapter 14?

5. What adjective best describes Carly's attitude when Dallas and Peabody visit her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What vital piece of information is uncovered by Roarke regarding the case?

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

5. What about the conversation upsets Eve?

6. 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?

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

8. What piece of information stuns Anja about Draco and Carly?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between Nadine and Dallas. What is the common ground for friendship? How do their professional lives often interfere with their personal relationship? How does one know when a boundary has been crossed? Do the women respect each other? How has their relationship evolved? Where might it go from here? Do you think the relationship will ever change drastically? Did Nadine's relationship with Draco help or hinder Eve's opinion? How did it affect the case?

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

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?

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