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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 long does Kaiser actually stay in the hospital?

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

3. What weapon is Gaines using to keep his hostages?

4. Where does Kaiser have a house?

5. What is most often the cause of Multiple Personality Disorder?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Juan confess to the investigators about Smith and Wheaton?

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

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

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

6. Who is Conrad Hoffman?

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

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

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

10. How does Wheaton kidnap Jordan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a well-reasoned argument discussing whether or not Jordan Glass is a good role model for young, female readers.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss at least four ways "Dead Sleep" would be different if the protagonist were male.

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