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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Kathy join James in the bathroom.
(a) To smoke marijuana, too.
(b) She thought it would be a funny surprise.
(c) They are both sneaking away so they can elope.
(d) They are meeting some friends in there.

2. How does Lindsay feel about her illness?
(a) Scared.
(b) Excited; she will finally get attention.
(c) Furiously angry.
(d) She hasn't really taken it seriously yet.

3. What is Raleigh's marital status?
(a) Married.
(b) Engaged.
(c) Divorced.
(d) Widowed.

4. Where do Lindsay and Raleigh first go to discuss the wedding guest list?
(a) A Chinese restaurant.
(b) A sushi restaurant.
(c) A donut shop.
(d) A coffee shop.

5. Whom does Lindsay invite to join her and Claire for drinks after discussing the DeGeorges?
(a) Her doctor.
(b) Cindy.
(c) Lauren.
(d) Raleigh.

6. What does Claire report she has a sample of from the crime scene?
(a) Skin.
(b) A tooth.
(c) Urine.
(d) Drool.

7. What paper does Cindy Thomas work for?
(a) The Chronicle.
(b) She doesn't work for the paper, she writes for a news blog.
(c) The San Francisco Times.
(d) The San Francisco Daily.

8. What do the DeGeorges end up doing in the back seat?
(a) Filming themselves for YouTube.
(b) Doing drugs.
(c) Getting into their first big fight.
(d) Having sex.

9. Who arrives to comfort Lindsay after her bad dream?
(a) Phillip.
(b) Cindy.
(c) Claire.
(d) Raleigh.

10. Who are the first members of the Women's Murder Club?
(a) Lindsay, Raleigh, and Jacobi.
(b) Brandt, Lindsay, and Raleigh.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Claire, Cindy, and Lindsay.

11. How do Claire and Lindsay greet each other when they first meet in the novel?
(a) With professionalism since they are, after all, at work.
(b) With screams of excitement.
(c) With coldness.
(d) With a hug.

12. What does the limo driver encourage the DeGeorges to do?
(a) Enjoy the free wine that comes with the limo ride.
(b) Start listening to the audio tour.
(c) Enjoy the privacy of the back seat.
(d) Plug in their iPods.

13. What does Lindsay's doctor show her a slide of during her first appointment in the novel?
(a) A slide of her hair.
(b) A slide of her blood sample.
(c) A slide of her skin sample.
(d) A slide of her bone marrow.

14. Why does Lindsay return to the Brandt hotel murder scene after everyone else has left?
(a) Because she got an anonymous tip.
(b) Because she doesn't want to go home.
(c) Because Cindy told her to meet her there.
(d) Because she got called back by her boss.

15. What does Lindsay tell Cindy about the case the first time they talk on the phone?
(a) No comment.
(b) All of the details -- off the record.
(c) All of the details -- on the record.
(d) She never talks to Cindy on the phone about the bride and groom case.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the novel's first murder scene take place?

2. Who does Lindsay request speaks to the groom's family?

3. What does Lindsay do in a weak moment of frustration with the case and with her illness?

4. What was the catalyst for Lindsay's depression?

5. What might have captured an image of the Voskuhls killer?

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