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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. Who goes to visit Eagle at his office?
(a) Julia.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Ashley.
(d) Jane.

2. Which is not one of the items recommended by Willet?
(a) Smoked pheasant.
(b) Chinese dumplings.
(c) Fish.
(d) Lamb chops.

3. Eagle believes the third murder victim is ______.
(a) Deering.
(b) Berger.
(c) Kendall.
(d) Grafton.

4. The victims were killed by which method?
(a) Shot.
(b) Hanged.
(c) Poisoned.
(d) Stabbed.

5. What term is used to describe turning oneself into the police? It is said that he will have to ______.
(a) Pull punches.
(b) Face the music.
(c) March to the beat of a different drum.
(d) Take a dirt nap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has escaped from prison?

2. What famous landmark does Willet pass on the way to his LA house?

3. It is suspicious that Willet seems to lack ____.

4. In addition to Santa Fe this person also owns a home in which city?

5. Which of the following is discussed by the two men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Willet do in order to alleviate his loneliness?

2. Who greets Willet at Wilderness Gate upon his return? What is Willet's response?

3. What is the purpose of Eagle's trip to the Women's Correctional Facility in Poughkeepsie? Who does Eagle meet?

4. What are the two main settings used in the story?

5. Discuss the story of Willet and his first wife, Maggie. How did Maggie die?

6. What does Willet learn when he reads Tinney's will? What is the big surprise?

7. Discuss the meeting between Eagle and Shea. What does Eagle learn?

8. Examine the first scene in which the reader meets Willet.

9. Where does Willet land the plane? What disturbing fact does Willet realize when speaking to the mechanic?

10. What are Willet's plans at this point?

(see the answer keys)

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