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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 does Jordan leave the scene of Wingate's burning apartment?

2. How is Jordan going to travel to meet de Becque?

3. How does Jordan calm herself on the plane from Hong Kong to New York?

4. Who does Jordan pretend to be in order to be able to take pictures of the fire at Wingate's apartment and the crowd?

5. How do people react to Jordan when she first enters the museum in Hong Kong?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is inside of Wingate's apartment when Jordan arrives?

2. What does Wheaton report when Lenz asks him if any of his students have painted naked women before?

3. Why do Lenz and Baxter want to use Jordan when questioning suspects?

4. What does Jordan notice about the lighting in the Sleeping Women?

5. What are Wheaton's symptoms from his scleroderma?

6. What is Dr. Lenz's theory about the killer(s) behind the Sleeping Women?

7. Which photograph shocks Jordan when she sees it at de Becque's mansion?

8. What are the names of the three students who work for Wheaton at the university?

9. What does de Becque hint about Jordan's father during her first visit to his mansion?

10. Who is Ron Epstein?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between Jordan and Jill. Using direct evidence from the text, make sure to address the following: 1) what their relationship has been like historically, 2) what their relationship is like by the time the novel concludes, and 3) what the reader learns about these two characters through their interactions with each other.

Essay Topic 2

Describe at least four ways that the novel is either negatively or positively changed by having such detailed romantic scenes between Jordan and John. Use specific examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay which discusses the role that Jordan's father plays in the novel and at least one major benefit and challenge for Iles in including him.

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