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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. In Chapter Forty-Four, who does Hoyt say killed Brandon Scope?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Linda.
(c) David.
(d) Tyrese.

2. What connection does Melvin Bartola have to David's father?
(a) He was David's father's best friend.
(b) He worked with David's father.
(c) He killed David's father.
(d) He was the stepbrother of David's father.

3. Who does Eric Wu abduct in Chapter Forty-Two?
(a) Tyrese.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) T. J.
(d) Shauna.

4. Where is a strand of Rebecca Schayes's hair found, implicating David in her murder?
(a) In the latex gloves found at David's house.
(b) On David's couch.
(c) In David's car.
(d) At David's clinic.

5. Why is David's father murdered?
(a) A jealous husband kills him over an affair he was having.
(b) He has evidence that Brandon Scope is a criminal.
(c) He witnessed a murder.
(d) He is mistaken for someone else and killed in error.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the FBI agents insist on videotaping their search of David's house?

2. What incriminating evidence does the FBI find when they search David's house?

3. To whose house does Tyrese take David in Chapter Forty-One?

4. In Chapter Forty-Four, who does David ask to call Eric Wu and demand the release of Wu's kidnap victim?

5. How does Tyrese get David into Peter Flannery's office quickly?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter Thirty-Four, why does Elizabeth decide she can't leave New York?

2. What alibi does David have for the night of Rebecca's murder and how does he try to prove that alibi?

3. What plans does Tyrese have for moving out of New York?

4. Why does Hester quit in Chapter Twenty-Four?

5. To whom does Elizabeth first show herself publicly, and what message does she give that person to give David?

6. Whose gun does the bullet that killed Brandon Scope match and what does that imply about Brandon's murderer?

7. Who took the photos of Elizabeth with the bruises and who is responsible for Elizabeth's injuries in the photos?

8. How does Hoyt Parker explain the discrepancies in Elizabeth's autopsy file to Carlson?

9. What information does Peter Flannery reveal about Elizabeth and how does David respond to that information?

10. What secret does David reveal to Elizabeth in the last chapter of the novel and how surprised is Elizabeth by his revelation?

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