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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. When Vincent and Jonathan got together, how long had it been since his wife died?

2. What did Geoffrey's father do for a living?

3. How old was Vincent's mother when she went to the sea?

4. How often did Claire visit her father in prison?

5. How many hotels did Alkaitis own in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Raphael tell Walter about the Hotel Caiette when he asked him to work there?

2. How did Paul feel in 1999 on New Year's Eve when he went to a club with Melissa and Vincent?

3. What did Paul think about the music at a club in Chapter 3 where his friend Tim was planning to go to listen to Baltica?

4. What did Jonathan tell Vincent about Ella Kaspersky in Chapter 4?

5. How did Lucas die and where was where was his funeral?

6. What did Vincent observe and learn when she went to Jonathan's office at the end of Chapter 9?

7. What was Paul studying at the end of 1999 and why?

8. How did Walter describe the hotel the first time he saw it?

9. What did Alkaitis think he saw in his cell at the end of Chapter 8?

10. What was Alkaitis's sentence, and how did he feel when the judge pronounced his sentence?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Vincent and Jonathan pretend to be married. How would you describe the relationship between Vincent and Jonathan? What is their relationship based on? Would their relationship be considered pragmatic?

Essay Topic 2

Paul and Vincent are half-brother and sister. What type of relationship do they have? Why are they not close?

Essay Topic 3

Vincent became an assistant cook on a containership. Why did Vincent become an assistant cook on a containership? Why was her new job an escape? From what was she escaping?

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