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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What best describes Melinda the first time Sughrue sees her?
(a) Cruel and placating.
(b) Kind and slow.
(c) Indecisive and manipulative.
(d) Gracious and rough-handed.

2. What do Jackson and his men do at the Hind's home?
(a) Kidnap Jimmy Joe.
(b) Shoot the animals and kidnap Melinda.
(c) Steal all the jewelry and electronics.
(d) Hurt Selma and send her to the hospital.

3. What does Jackson admit to Sughrue after their first meeting concerning Betty Sue?
(a) He gave her an alias.
(b) She refused to marry him.
(c) He prostituted her.
(d) She had his baby.

4. Why does Sughrue end up talking to Melinda after dinner?
(a) Melinda will not let him leave the table.
(b) Sughrue wants to investigate Melinda.
(c) Trahearne passes out.
(d) Catherine took Trahearne away.

5. What is C.W. Sughrue's occupation?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Writer.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Private investigator.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rosie think about Betty Sue at the beginning of the novel?

2. What makes Sughrue realize that Randall Jackson is involved in organized crime?

3. How does Sughrue describe Albert Griffith?

4. What best describes Jimmy Flowers?

5. Where does Saghure track Peggy Bain to?

(see the answer key)

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