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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 the airport manager say has gone missing from Gary Reynolds' plane after his death?

2. What does Kelly do on the runway one night after breaking it off with Mark that embarrasses her?

3. Where had Tanner recruited Harry Flint from?

4. What is the name of the big gun that Tanner calls in to take care of Diane and Kelly in Chapter 36?

5. What is the name of the hotel Diane and Kelly stay at in Chinatown?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Diane, Kelly and Detective Greenburg visit Altieri at his estate?

2. What does Tanner do to Kelly and Diane's credit cards after they send three dozen computers to his office?

3. How does Sam Meadows act towards Kelly when she visits him in Chapter 37?

4. What happens when Diane is forced into a car by Greg Holliday?

5. What does Tanner tell Diane when she calls him from the Madarin Hotel?

6. How does Tanner react when he learns Flint missed killing the women at the Mandarin Hotel?

7. How is Kelly and Mark's wedding night during their honeymoon described?

8. What happens when Diane and Kelly see each other outside a hotel room in Chapter 30?

9. What happens when Diane takes her passport out of her safety deposit box and tries to get money?

10. What does Tanner reveal is the reason for killing Madeline Smith?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Tanner and Andrew Kingsley in the book. What is telling about the nature of these two characters based on their different views for KIG?

Essay Topic 2

One of the things that both Diane and Kelly must deal with in the face of danger is to go through the grieving process over the loss of their husbands.

Part 1.) In what way does the author portray Diane and Kelly's grieving process?

Part 2.) How do Diane and Kelly's grieving allow them to move forward with their investigation of their husbands' deaths?

Part 3.) How would Diane and Kelly's fates have been different had they not been able to grieve for their husbands properly?

Essay Topic 3

One of the most notable techniques the author uses in the book is that of flashbacks.

Part 1.) What is the reader able to learn about the pasts of the characters due to the use of flashbacks?

Part 2.) How is the author able to use flashbacks for character development?

Part 3.) What would have been missing from the story had flashbacks not been used?

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