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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 old did Ian Forest look?

2. What idea sounds like it grossed Mrs. Cole out?

3. How many hours did it take the Sister to coax an address out of the runaway girl?

4. What was Mr. Cody's receptionist's name?

5. What was the latest client's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why wouldn't Lauren ditch her friends, and why did her friends leave without her?

2. Why did Frank encourage Gwen to give Stephen another chance?

3. What did Sherry underhandedly suggest and why?

4. What kinds of things did Sister Tamar take very personally?

5. Why does Gwen suspect Mr. Cody in Meredith's disappearance?

6. Why didn't Gwen touch anything in the room in which she found Lauren?

7. How did Gwen gain access to the elevator, but shut down the interest afterwards?

8. How did Gwen know which room Lauren was in?

9. Why didn't Gwen add her normal milk and sugar to her coffee?

10. How did Marcy find out that she was attracted to women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What obstacles does Gwen face in solving her cases? What situations threaten to overwhelm her and why? How does she master these overwhelming odds?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Meredith's kidnapping as a tool to help Gwen understand who she is. Explain how this contrived kidnapping led to Gwen's discovery of who she really is, along with who her parents are. Explain how this might not have been possible under different circumstances.

Essay Topic 3

Gwen doesn't seem to have much of a social life. Suggest reasons why this might be the case. Do you think that her reputation as a "crooked cop" caused her to be a social pariah? Why or why not? Do you think that this would chance with the information unearthed on her computer? Explain your answer.

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