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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 is interested in Eve's homicide case?

2. Who is supposed to be the target for the fourth murder performed by Yost?

3. Who finds Jonah's body?

4. Who owns the company that makes the briefcase Yost owns?

5. Who turns down a present from a clerk at a jewelry store?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Eve and Peabody learn at the jewelry shop?

2. Discuss the information found involving silver wire.

3. What information does Roarke give to Eve after viewing the tapes of the murders?

4. Describe what Eve does when she learns of the murder in Suite 4602.

5. What job is everyone on Eve's team given in order to learn more about the murderer?

6. What does Roarke learn about Yost in Chapter 12?

7. While Yost is watching a tape of a ball game, what do readers learn about his reasons for murdering Darlene?

8. What does Eve learn about the events that occur as the murder by James Priory takes place?

9. Discuss the hits Yost is hired for perform and the hit he wants to perform for personal reasons.

10. Describe the murder that occurs in the prologue.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss dialogue in the story. Include how it is used, why it is used, and the role it plays in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the relationship between Eve and Roarke with that of Peabody and McNab.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the writing style of the story. Include the use of a prologue as well as the time frame of the story.

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