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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 Chris say forgetting means?

2. What team is England playing that summer in the cricket?

3. What does Jean need a repairman to repair?

4. What does Barbara choose between every day?

5. What is the name of the magazine Jean is reading in this section?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does Jean have with her son Jimmy at the beginning of this section?

2. What do Jimmy and his sibling do at Island Gardens Station?

3. What information about her does Olivia say her mother wouldn't want people to know?

4. How did Olivia meet Richie?

5. Why is the case surrounding Kenneth Fleming so volatile?

6. How does Miriam react to Olivia's pregnancy?

7. Why was Olivia angry with Chris the first time she went out with him on a rescue?

8. How did Olivia meet Chris?

9. What did Olivia soon discover about Richie after she went back with him?

10. What problems is Lynley having in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Jean and Kenneth's difficult marriage effect Jimmy? Why does their relationship make it easy to believe Jimmy's confession of murder?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Why is Olivia's past so important to the story? In what way does it soften how the reader feels about the murderer?

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