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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character notices the tension between Pete and Tom in Chapter 32?
(a) Jake.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Dyson.
(d) Karen.

2. Who tells Jake in Chapter 46 that he is correct to be frightened?
(a) Adam.
(b) Mister Night.
(c) The girl in the checked blue-and-white dress.
(d) Rebecca.

3. Who was the official tenant of the house on Garholt Street in 1997, the year Frank Carter committed his murders?
(a) Frank Carter.
(b) Julian Simpson.
(c) Dominic Barnett.
(d) Mrs. Shearing.

4. Which element is NOT a part of the mural Amanda finds at the last known address of Francis Carter?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Birds.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Bees.

5. Which character does Jake see in Chapter 46 for the first time since the first day of school?
(a) The girl in the checked blue-and-white dress.
(b) Karen.
(c) Adam.
(d) Mister Night.

6. Which character turns out to be associated with the imaginary friend named Mister Night?
(a) Frank Carter.
(b) Pete.
(c) Jake.
(d) Rebecca.

7. Whose body does Pete view when he travels to the city's pathology unit in Chapter 28?
(a) Roger Hill.
(b) Tony Smith's.
(c) Jane Carter.
(d) Neil Spencer's.

8. How many policemen arrive at Tom's house in Chapter 22?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

9. Neil's murderer indicates in Chapter 37 that he has never heard what name?
(a) Norman Collins.
(b) Tony Smith.
(c) Amanda Beck.
(d) Neil Spencer.

10. In Chapter 24, when Tom walks Jake to school, what action does Jake refuse to take until they reach the school's gates?
(a) Breathe.
(b) Cry.
(c) Speak.
(d) Laugh.

11. What word does the kidnapper whisper as he ascends the stairs toward Jake's room in Chapter 51?
(a) Jake.
(b) Please.
(c) Now.
(d) Come.

12. In Chapter 23, Pete engages in what type of activity to reduce the stress associated with Neil's case?
(a) Binge-drinking.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Swimming.

13. Pete tells Amanda in Chapter 25 that which character had been brought in for questioning 10 years before due to his odd behavior?
(a) Norman.
(b) Frank.
(c) Tom.
(d) Dyson.

14. Tom tells Pete in Chapter 34 that Sally, Pete's ex-wife and Tom's mother, is what?
(a) In college.
(b) A nun.
(c) Dead.
(d) In a coma.

15. How many "buried memories" are said to "burst and bloom in [Tom's] head" (167) when he sees Pete in Chapter 31?
(a) 1 million.
(b) 1 hundred.
(c) 1 trillion.
(d) 1 thousand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Neil's time of death is estimated in Chapter 23 to consist of a window of how many hours?

2. Who goes with Amanda when she conducts a search of Francis Carter's last known address?

3. Just before Pete leaves in Chapter 34, Jake thanks him for the use of what kind of apartment?

4. From whose perspective are the events of Chapter 44 presented?

5. Which character interviews Norman Collins in Chapter 33?

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