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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. After Vincent fell from the ship in Chapter 16, what did she remember picking with her mother?

2. In Chapter 11, what did Harvey injure when he ran from Olivia and the crowd of investors?

3. Where did Leon suggest ships be parked off shore in Chapter 11?

4. In Chapter 10, how many shredders did Alkaitis buy?

5. In Chapter 12, how many Ponzi-related suicides was Jonathan aware of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did VIncent die?

2. Who was released from prison first?

3. What did the people on the 18th floor of the Gradia Building do?

4. What jobs did Leon and Marie have in December 2018?

5. In Chapter 12 where did Jonathan see Vincent in his counterlife and what did she look like?

6. What happened when Jonathan and Suzanne saw Ella at a restaurant?

7. In Chapter 11, what conversation did Leon have with his wife?

8. What did Oskar do in Chapter 11, when he left the Gradia Building and reporters tried to question him?

9. How did Alkaitis's lawyer frame what he did in Chapter 11?

10. At a party someone asked Simone if she was Alkaitis's secretary or receptionist; what does she learn when she looks up those words about her role?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jonathan’s wife Suzanne died from cancer. How would you describe the relationship between Jonathan and Suzanne? How was their relationship different from Jonathan’s relationship with Vincent and why was it different?

Essay Topic 2

An allegory is a story with a message. What allegory did a visiting professor relate when Jonathan was in prison? What was the message of the story? What did the story symbolize in Jonathan’s life?

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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