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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. Which bank chairman dies in Chapter 23?

2. Who is Florentyna's work partner?

3. How long does Abel confine himself to his penthouse?

4. Which young character is an entrepreneur?

5. What is the name of Abel's personal banker?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain when and why William and Kate get married.

2. Why does Florentyna reject her father's offer to manage all the hotel gift shops in his chain?

3. What is the obvious reason that William is glad to see Abel's success in reopening the Chicago hotel?

4. What does Richard worry about telling his father about his new love, Jessie Kovats?

5. When does William realize he has known Abel for a very long time? What made him realize it?

6. What upsets Abel and provokes him to become a Congressional lobbyist?

7. Why does Abel ask Melanie Leroy to leave her stockings and garters on when they have sex after Abel returns from war?

8. Why is Abel not surprised to see the media when he returns home from Turkey? Why is the media really waiting at the airport for him?

9. Why does Abel put Henry Osborne in charge of the Kane account?

10. Why do William and Abel both attend the grand opening of Florentyna's alone, without their families?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the difference between conflict and crisis in a novel? How are they similar? Also relate the differences and similarities specifically to Kane and Abel.

Essay Topic 2

There are four points of view in which literature is written: first person, third person objective, third person limited, and omniscient. Which point of view does the author use in this book? Is this the most effective point of view for this story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Define rising action as an element of plot. Discuss in detail the rising action in Kane and Abel. How does the author present it? How does the rising action flow? How does the rising action add to the suspense of the story?

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