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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. Eve leaves her office to have a meeting with whom?

2. What is the doctor's first name?

3. What is Eve examining when she is approached by a young woman?

4. Peabody enters and informs Dallas on items found in Draco's apartment, including which of the following?

5. What emotion does Peabody feel when asked if she is jealous about being kept out of the loop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What about the play is shocking to Dallas?

2. Who is the main character in the story, what does she do for a living, where does she work and when does the story take place?

3. What event is Dallas at during the murder and what is her take on the event?

4. Where does Dallas meet with Nadine? What is the purpose of the meeting?

5. Was Quim involved in the murder of Richard Draco? Does he have any inside information? Explain.

6. Who calls Eve at Central asking for a meeting? What is the person's connection to the cop?

7. Where does the couple go after dinner? Why does Roarke accompany Eve on police business?

8. What game do Eve and Roarke play after she finishes chastising him about giving information to Feeney? Who wins?

9. How is the scene preserved for investigation? Who assists Dallas?

10. What else is discussed on a more personal level?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Areena Mansfield drugged Linus Quim. After Quim was docile, Areena forced him to write a note of confession and then hang himself. Examine Areena's plan. Would the plan actually work? What drug was used to incapacitate Quim? Does the drug really exist? What is its medicinal purpose? What was it used for in the story? Are the effects of the drug accurate as portrayed in the story? Can the drug kill someone? How does it override a person's sense of survival? How else might Areena have killed Quim while making it look like a suicide?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the relationship between Nadine and Dallas. What is the common ground for friendship? How do their professional lives often interfere with their personal relationship? How does one know when a boundary has been crossed? Do the women respect each other? How has their relationship evolved? Where might it go from here? Do you think the relationship will ever change drastically? Did Nadine's relationship with Draco help or hinder Eve's opinion? How did it affect the case?

Essay Topic 3

Dallas and Whitney have an interesting professional relationship. Although Whitney is Dallas' commander, it is clear that he also respects her as a cop and as a person. Dallas feels the same way about Whitney. Explain how the mutual admiration benefits their working relationship. Explore how Whitney's style of leadership has helped Dallas form her own style. What are the similarities? Despite Dallas' rage over the incident with Captain Stuart, she manages to keep relatively cool. How is that possible? Is it out of respect for Whitney, because of her position on the force or something else? How does Whitney react? What is Whitney's background and how does it compare to Dallas' background?

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