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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 is there a freak hailstorm that Tanner sends a notice to Senator Van Luven for in Chapter 14?

2. What is the name of the ambitious and fascinating woman that steals Tanner's heart?

3. What does Andrew breathe in that causes him brain damage?

4. How many years had KIG been started in Chapter 14?

5. What does a fortune teller tell Diane that her relationship with Richard is surrounded by?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the interaction between Diane and Earl Greenburg when he visits her apartment in Chapter 1.

2. How did Tanner feel about Pauline when they first met?

3. What happens to Lois Reynolds after a man informs her that her brother is dead?

4. How is Kelly's modeling career described in Chapter 10?

5. How does Diane react when she is asked to choose a suit for her husband to be buried in?

6. What happens to Mark Harris after the men he's waiting for arrive at the observatory deck of the Eiffel Tower?

7. What do the New York detectives discover regarding a link between the murders deemed suicides in Berlin, Paris and Denver?

8. What is Tanner doing in Washington D.C. in Chapter 11?

9. What happens to Gary Reynolds when he is flying a plane?

10. How does Diane describe the lengths her future husband Richard went through to make her go on a date with him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the role of Lois Reynolds in the book. In what way does Lois Reynolds' character act as a 'Rosetta Stone' for Diane and Kelly in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the role of investigation in the book. In what way does Diane take to the role as investigator, initially? How does investigation save Kelly and Diane in the book?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the nature of Prima's role in the book. What is telling of the presence this object has in the book based on its mention in the Prologue?

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