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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is it that shields Mona and Oyster from the culling song?
(a) The shield spell
(b) The shelter spell
(c) Nothing
(d) Distance

2. Why does Helen say they couldn't get the three copies of the book from the Book Barn?
(a) The store was closed
(b) They couldn't find them
(c) The books were already sold
(d) The books were too expensive

3. What kind of shoes is Helen wearing at the carnival?
(a) Red pumps
(b) White velcro sneakers
(c) Orange tennis shoes
(d) Pink high heels

4. What do Helen and Oyster smell like when they return?
(a) Cologne and perfume
(b) Smoke and whiskey
(c) Grease and soy sauce
(d) Antiques and old leather

5. What does Mona scream out to Oyster when he calls?
(a) That she loves him
(b) That he has to hide
(c) That Carl hit her
(d) That they have the grimoire

6. What does Mona say to Oyster when he's getting out of the car?
(a) That she hates him
(b) That he should sing the song to Helen
(c) That she's never going to leave him
(d) That he was wrong

7. Where are Helen and Oyster while Mona is working on Carl's foot?
(a) Gone to search for more copies of the book
(b) Gone to get something to eat
(c) Gone for a walk in the park
(d) Gone looking for a bar

8. Who answers the phone when Carl calls the number that's appeared on his pager?
(a) Sgt. Brian Boxx
(b) An unnamed police dispatcher
(c) Detective Ben Danton
(d) Officer Oliver Johnson

9. What does Carl say to his father?
(a) That he didn't kill his wife and daughter
(b) That he'd seen them a few days earlier
(c) All the above
(d) Where he lives and works

10. Why does Helen say she accepts jewels as payment for assassinations?
(a) She doesn't accept jewels
(b) She is trying to fill out a collection
(c) She loves jewels
(d) She hates haggling over the exchange rate

11. When does someone notice that there's something odd about the English Ivy at the Park Senior Living Center?
(a) When the ivy seals the doors closed
(b) Never
(c) When it climbs up a brick wall
(d) When it begins to take over the flower beds

12. What are the newspapers calling the English Ivy that's run wild?
(a) The Green Menace
(b) Green Giant
(c) The Ivy Monster
(d) Wild Ivy

13. What is the man holding when he answers the door?
(a) A bottle of beer
(b) The book
(c) A baseball bat
(d) A bouquet of dead flowers

14. What is all over the ground at the carnival?
(a) Cotton candy and soda cans
(b) Black cables
(c) Rocks
(d) Shadows

15. How wide is the advertisement for a class action lawsuit against the Oracle Sushi Place?
(a) Eight columns
(b) Three columns
(c) Thirteen inches
(d) A full page

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Carl call on Helen's cell phone while they are in the antique store?

2. How do Helen and Carl get into the antique warehouse that night?

3. What is it that Mona picks out of one of the blisters in Carl's foot?

4. What is Helen working on when Carl returns to the real estate office?

5. Where does Mona say Helen has gone?

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