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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. Where do they have lunch?

2. What is the man's former profession?

3. How old is the man known as Power?

4. Who inquires about the presence of Tommy Bruce?

5. Mary Ann tells the co-op board that their son will be attending which school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Hickcock's instructions? What is the next step for Hickcock?

2. What has been decided about the leak in Amanda's office? Who is clean? Who is the probable leak?

3. Why do Amanda and Hickcock want Stone to stop investigating DIRT?

4. Discuss the burglaries in the 19th precinct. What request does Stone make of Dino? What other request does Stone make?

5. What is the next and last issue of DIRT? Who will receive it? What is different about this issue?

6. What is the purpose of Stone's visit to Samuel Bernard? Who is Bernard? What information does Bernard supply to Stone?

7. What news does Arrington deliver on the way home from the hospital? What is Stone's reaction?

8. What inside information does Arrington give to Stone about Dryer?

9. What is the next step for the Bruce brothers? What incident makes it obvious that someone is closing in on them?

10. What do Cantor and Stone learn from the items taken from Dryer's old apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters, plots, settings, and outcomes of the stories woven into "DIRT". Use the scenarios in another one of Woods' series of books for comparison. How do the story lines differ? What is the conclusion of each story? Which lead character did you like better? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Write a complete character description of Jonathan Dryer. What is Dryer's real name? What is the persona he uses in New York? How is it different from his real persona? How does he become involved with DIRT? What is Jonathan's purpose for exposing Amanda, Hickcock and Peebles? Explain. Also explain Dryer's former work with the government and training in covert operations.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author's use of Manhattan for the setting in the Stone Barrington series. Why do you think Woods chose Manhattan? How accurate do you think the setting is in regards to the real location? What areas are most commonly referenced in the story? What other location might have worked as well, if not better, than Manhattan? What is unique about the setting? What regionalisms are exhibited by Barrington and the rest of the characters? Explain.

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