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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does it seem the baby's cries are coming from?
(a) Under the house
(b) In the attic
(c) In the room that was a nursery
(d) In a wall of the master bedroom

2. Who is Helen talking to when she meets Carl Streator for the first time?
(a) Mona
(b) Oyster
(c) Her mother
(d) The previous owners of the house

3. When is it that the sound of the baby's crying usually begins?
(a) At least a week after moving in
(b) A couple of nights after moving in
(c) A couple of months after moving in
(d) The first night after moving in

4. Where had the Stuart's eaten dinner the night before their deaths?
(a) At home
(b) Taco Bell
(c) Chez Chef
(d) Grandby's

5. What is the detail the editor asks for in the hypothetical question on Carl's ethics test?
(a) The color of the ornament
(b) The name of the grandmother
(c) The name of the paramedic
(d) The name of the babysitter

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Carl and Helen meet for the second time?

2. What does Carl believe happened to the Stuarts?

3. What does Carl say is the only fact known about sudden infant death syndrome?

4. What is the name of Helen Boyle's secretary?

5. What does Carl say will be used for art with the story he's writing about sudden infant death syndrome?

(see the answer key)

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