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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 does Aldo threaten to kill over the phone with Jane?
2. Who convinces Professor Sontag to partake in the con?
3. Where has Jane fallen asleep when Trevor finds her and wakes her?
4. What does Trevor call Jane, prompting her to get in a fight with him?
5. What color is vesuvianite?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Jane's dream, what did Julius ask of Antonio, and what was his reaction?
2. How did Bartlett and Trevor come to be partners?
3. Who is Lucy?
4. Why does the family decide to stay in Professor Sontag's villa when they arrive to Italy?
5. How does Jane respond to seeing Aldo enter the vomitorium?
6. Why does Eve take Jane to the mall?
7. What happens when Trevor wakes Jane up after she has fallen asleep on the porch swing?
8. Why does Trevor purchase a statue of Cira from a dealer?
9. How does Trevor convince Professor Sontag to partake in the con?
10. What does Trevor acknowledge to himself after he begins watching Jane from the woods?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many of the characters survive their lives by using altered or fake identities. Choose two characters in the novel and explain the false identities that they used, and how those identities allowed them to carry on with the unscrupulous lives they were living.
Essay Topic 2
Many of Aldo's problems stemmed from his disturbed childhood. Write a brief timeline of events that happened in Aldo's childhood, and explain how that childhood led him to an obsession with Cira and the women who look like her.
Essay Topic 3
Jane's dreams function to draw her closer to the killer. Describe the recurring dream that Jane has throughout the novel, and explain what it means when she gradually gains control over the information in the dreams.
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