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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. How often does Jane check the websites for articles about Cira?

2. How does Jane describe the expression on Aldo's face as he enters the vomitorium?

3. In Jane's dream, who tells Cira to jump away from the molten lava?

4. When Trevor strokes Jane's face, what does he say to her?

5. Who is Sarah Logan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bartlett argue is Trevor's real reason for tracking Aldo?

2. What does Aldo send to Jane in the mail, and what is her response?

3. What does Trevor acknowledge to himself after he begins watching Jane from the woods?

4. How does Jane respond to seeing Aldo enter the vomitorium?

5. Why does Trevor purchase a statue of Cira from a dealer?

6. What is Jane's plan to lure Aldo into the open?

7. What happens when Trevor wakes Jane up after she has fallen asleep on the porch swing?

8. What is a vomitorium?

9. In Jane's dream, what did Julius ask of Antonio, and what was his reaction?

10. What connection does Jane begin to see between Trevor and Antonio?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the text of the novel, Jane burgeons on an inappropriate relationship with the detective, Trevor. Explain what each character, both Jane and Trevor, stood to gain from this personal relationship, and then explain why Jane's parents, and others, found the relationship inappropriate.

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

Eve spends a majority of the novel struggling with her role as a mother in both Bonnie and Jane's lives. Explain why Eve questioned her ability to be a good mother to her daughters, and then explain how she used Jane's situation to gain more confidence in her mothering abilities.

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