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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Nicholas, the owner of Books on a Boat, see a therapist?
(a) Fridays.
(b) Thursdays.
(c) Wednesdays.
(d) Tuesdays.

2. How many hours after the police picked up Laura was she allowed to go home?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 23.
(d) 18.

3. How old was Ben when he died?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. How many identical houses are on the street where Irene lives?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

5. After Ben's death, how long did it take before Carla could get up every day, shower, and get dressed?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 1 1/2 years.
(c) 9 months.
(d) A year.

6. How old was Daniel when he learned to talk?
(a) 4.
(b) 2 1/2.
(c) 3 1/2.
(d) 3.

7. When did Theo see a girl pass his house who had blood on her?
(a) Friday around 6 p.m.
(b) Saturday around 9 a.m.
(c) Saturday around 6 a.m.
(d) Friday around 8 p.m.

8. What was Daniel's mother's name?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Mary.
(d) Angela.

9. Where does Laura have scars?
(a) Thigh, cheek, right arm, and back.
(b) Hip, thigh, shoulder, and back of skull.
(c) Stomach, back, and right ear.
(d) Shoulder, arm and calf.

10. Where does Carla tell Theo she goes when she visits her sister in secret?
(a) Art classes.
(b) Yoga classes.
(c) Pilates classes.
(d) Book club.

11. What time did Miriam discover the boy's body?
(a) 5:30 a.m.
(b) 7:30 a.m.
(c) 8 a.m.
(d) 6 a.m.

12. How long has Carla lived in her place?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 12 months.

13. What month is it in Chapter 2?
(a) January.
(b) February.
(c) March.
(d) April.

14. In Chapter 4, when does Laura say that she went on a date with Daniel?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

15. In Chapter 5, how old does Laura remember that she was when she went to a party and got caught sneaking back into her house at 6 a.m.?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Laura have a part-time job?

2. In Chapter 8, where is Laura's mother?

3. How did Carla and Angela's mother die?

4. How long after Theo and Carla married did he publish a tragicomedy set in a Sicilian town?

5. Whose watch does Laura have in Chapter 1?

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