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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. What does Smith invite Jordan to do before she leaves after questioning him for the first time?

2. Where is Jordan when she wakes up after being kidnapped by Wheaton?

3. Where do Lenz and Kaiser first interview Gaines?

4. How does Knapp respond when Jordan walks in during Gaines's interview with Lenz and Kaiser?

5. What does the FBI team initially suspect is the relationship between Wheaton and Smith?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Laveau disappear?

2. How does Jordan react to the news that the victim whose body has been found was raped?

3. What does Gaines do to his girlfriend after he escapes his FBI surveillance?

4. What does Wendy do when she realizes that there is a man with a gun during her walk with Jordan?

5. What does Wheaton tell Jordan about her sister?

6. What happens with Gaines's girlfriend as Lenz and Kaiser are questioning Gaines for the first time?

7. What does Kaiser confess about his failed marriage when he is in Jordan's hotel room?

8. What does Gaines claim as he is holding people hostage?

9. What kind of relationship did Wheaton have with his mother?

10. Why does Jordan move the ice cooler closer to her tub at Wheaton's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Murder mysteries are an especially popular type of novel. Discuss at least four aspects of Iles's writing style that resonate so strongly with such a large audience, citing specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Describe at least four negative aspects of having a protagonist as strong and stubborn as Jordan Glass. Make sure to use evidence from the novel to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least three ways the novel would change if it were written from the perspective of John Kaiser or Dr. Lenz and at least three literary devices Iles could use while writing from these different perspectives.

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