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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. Based on their checkbook, how much money did the Gordons make annually?
(a) Ninety thousand dollars.
(b) One hundred fifty thousand dollars.
(c) Fifty thousand dollars.
(d) Seventy-five thousand dollars.

2. Who taught John the entire history and protocol of revenge?
(a) His best friend.
(b) His brother.
(c) His Sicilian partner.
(d) His Father.

3. What time did the police department receive the call about the Gordons' murder?
(a) 5:50 p.m.
(b) 2:00 a.m.
(c) 8:30 a.m.
(d) 7:10 p.m.

4. What music group is John listening to at the beginning of the novel?
(a) Wham.
(b) Aeorosmith.
(c) He isn't listening to music; he just likes the sounds of locusts.
(d) The Big Chill.

5. What does John find unique about Tom and Judy's office on Plum Island?
(a) It is painted bright green.
(b) There are no computers.
(c) It is devoid of any personal items.
(d) It is unmarked and has no number.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of gun does Ted Nash carry?

2. Who did the Gordons write a $25,000 check to, that looks suspicious to John, in Chapter 6?

3. What is the name of the ferry that John takes to Plum Island?

4. Where did Paul Stevens earn his degree?

5. What did the Gordons use to help them find archeological items to dig up on Plum Island?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were Tom and Judy Gordon sometimes mistaken for celebrities?

2. What is Dr. Zollner's theory concerning the Gordons' deaths in Chapter 11?

3. What quality of Max's does John admire after he hears him on the seven o'clock news in Chapter 7?

4. What hobby had the Gordons taken up on Plum Island that involved Paul Stevens?

5. Describe Uncle Harry's house as it is described in Chapter 1.

6. What did the Gordons tell Margaret Wiley they planned to do with the land they purchased from her?

7. Describe the appearance of Ted Nash when John is introduced to him in Chapter 4.

8. What reasons does John come up with, when contemplating Gordon continuing the case in Chapter 6?

9. What rule does John have for himself about getting involved in a case?

10. How does Dr. Chen explain her job to John?

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