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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Diz summoned to a small town in Chapter 16?
(a) To visit his mother.
(b) To identify Steven Cochran.
(c) To appear in court.
(d) To pay a speeding ticket.

2. What is the nickname for District Attorney Bargen?
(a) Objection.
(b) Plea.
(c) Sidebar.
(d) Squire.

3. Why does Abe call Diz in Chapter 26?
(a) To tell him that Alphonse has been captured.
(b) To see if he wants to meet for a few beers.
(c) To tell him there is a new suspect in Eddie's case.
(d) To tell him Eddie's case is closed.

4. Abe Glitsky tells Diz that _____________ is a suspect in Linda's murder.
(a) Sam Polk.
(b) Nika Polk.
(c) Alphonse Page.
(d) Steven Cochran.

5. How does Steven Cochran feel about his place in his family?
(a) He knows that he is completely loved.
(b) He knows that he is hated by his family members.
(c) He has never been completely accepted.
(d) He is cautiously optimistic that they will come around.

Short Answer Questions

1. Alphonse goes to Linda Polk's apartment to ___________________.

2. Who suspects that Fr. Cavanaugh may be wrong about the last time he met with Eddie Cochran?

3. At what university had Abe and Fr. Cavanaugh met before?

4. How can Arturo prove he did not kill Eddie Cochran?

5. Which of the following did NOT happen to Steven Cochran?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which murder does Alphonse Page admit to and which can he not be named as a suspect?

2. What personal pain does Dismas come to terms with in Chapter 25 and how does Jane respond?

3. What are the circumstances of Sam Polk's death?

4. What are the circumstances of Linda Polk's death?

5. Why is Frannie having a hard time understanding Eddie's death and her possible role in it?

6. Explain the irony of Sam's doing the drug deal to get more money to keep Nika.

7. How is Steven beginning to recover and what is his relationship with his parents now?

8. Why does Dismas go to the small town of Gonzalez?

9. What bit of information does Rose, the rectory housekeeper, find to be out of place when Father Cavanaugh talks with Abe?

10. Why do Linda Polk and Alphonse Page go to Sam's office to check the safe?

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