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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 are the ashes, found around the murder victims, from?

2. Which of the following events does NOT take place in Jane's recurring dream of the tunnel?

3. In which of the following countries has a murder victim NOT been located?

4. When Jane wakes from her dream and reaches for a glass of water, what does she realize is missing from her bedroom?

5. Where does Jane find the note that Aldo has Toby?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jane see when she wades out of the lake and arrives at the attack site?

2. What does Aldo's encounter with Janis the prostitute lead detectives to believe?

3. What does Bonnie say to Eve during her visit by the lake?

4. How does Jane respond to the news that she must stay under police surveillance?

5. During their second phone call, what information about Trevor's childhood does Christy reveal?

6. How does Jane begin to search for more information about Cira and Herculaneum?

7. How does Jane help Trevor out of the woods, and what is her family's response?

8. How do Jane and Eve respond to the news that Trevor has gone missing?

9. What does Aldo think when he watches Eve and Jane discussing Jane's dreams on the front porch?

10. After Aldo skips town, what interesting occurence happens in Eve's house, and how do she and Jane rationalize it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fire proves to be an important thematic element in the novel. Choose two examples of times when fire was a present force in the scenes, and explain what fire symbolized in the plot between Trevor, Jane, and Aldo.

Essay Topic 2

Reincarnation becomes a theme in the novel halfway through. Explain the significance of reincarnation in the novel, and explain how this theory ties together all of the main characters in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

All three of the main female characters in this novel, Eve, Jane, and Cira, have trust issues with the men in their lives. Compare / contrast the relationships between these three women and their men, and then explain how trust has become an issue in each of the relationships.

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