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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 does Link describe Melanie's eyes?

2. What is the giraffe's feature that Link takes special notice of?

3. What is a "fatless version of pastry" the miners eat in their cafeteria?

4. What kind of sofa does Roderick Hodge have?

5. What does Link call Danilo as he thinks about him in the car in Kruger Park?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Evan Pentelow's beliefs concerning the value of gold?

2. As Danilo is calculating how much the gold mine makes for the van Huren's, what does Quentin van Huren remind him about?

3. How does Haagner try to comply with Evan Pentelow's demands and what does Link think of the situation?

4. What does Haagner say to warn the group about lions?

5. How does Conrad free Link from the handcuffs?

6. What does Link think about the vultures around the car he is pretending to be trapped in and how does Danilo react to them?

7. How had Conrad and Evan Pentelow discovered that Link was actually missing and what had they initially thought about his absence?

8. What does Nerissa leave to Charlie in her will and how does Charlie react to this?

9. What is the first objective observation Link makes when he finds himself trapped in the car?

10. Why does Link think Roderick Hodge is trying too hard to look youthful?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do Roderick Hodge and Katya set Link up? How do they do it? Why would they betray his trust like this? How does Roderick Hodge try to make amends? What does Link think of him?

Essay Topic 2

How does life imitate art when Link is trapped in the car? What physical aspects of his predicament does Link learn are very different from the film? What things did the filmmakers get right, according to link's observations?

Essay Topic 3

How does Charlie's visit with Nerissa confirm Link's suspicions about Danilo? What knowledge does Charlie find out that Danilo has concerning Nerissa's illness? Why is this important? How does Danilo know the contents of Nerissa's will? What item in the will has provided a motive for the attempts on Link's life?

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