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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 word does Jordan gasp out as she loses consciousness?

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

3. What does Wheaton confess his disease has done to him?

4. How does Gaines react when Jordan enters during his interview with Kaiser and Lenz?

5. How does Kaiser let Jordan know that he's on the way over to her hotel room?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Wheaton react the way he does when Jordan plunges him into the cold water?

3. Who is Conrad Hoffman?

4. What does Jordan realize about Wheaton when she wakes up in the bathtub?

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

6. Why does Kaiser wait outside Laveau's house for Jordan to finish questioning her?

7. From where does Kaiser recognize the woman in the computer-enhanced images?

8. What is surprising to Jordan about Kaiser's house?

9. Why does Glass claim to know who Jordan is when she walks in during his interview with Frank and Lenz?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Present a well-reasoned paper arguing whether the reader is supposed to find Jill a likable (independent, determined young woman) character OR an unlikeable (too focused on image, standoffish with her sister) character. Make sure to use specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

In an essay, discuss what function Jordan's mother serves in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least four features of Wheaton that make him a good villain.

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