2. Who made the younger policeman want to become a policeman?
(a) A near drowning.
(b) The man who jumped off the bridge.
(c) The teenage girl who did not jump off the bridge.
(d) A car accident.

3. How many times does Julia say that Ro felt bad about outbidding people for an apartment?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. In Chapter 32, who is the only hostage who is not lying on the floor?
(a) Julia.
(b) Estelle.
(c) Ro.
(d) The real estate agent.

5. What does the bank robber remember that their mother stole?
(a) Christmas ham.
(b) Roast.
(c) Turkey.
(d) Hamburger.

6. What is in the drawing that the older policeman shows the real estate agent in Chapter 12?
(a) A child riding a bicycle.
(b) 2 children.
(c) 3 animals.
(d) A child riding in a car.

7. How long had Zara been going to apartment viewings?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 4 months.

8. In Chapter 1, what type of pet did the narrator try to keep?
(a) Rats.
(b) Hamsters.
(c) Tropical fish.
(d) Snakes.

9. What did Jim, the older police officer, dream of doing when he grew up?
(a) Writing.
(b) Fireman.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

10. Why did Zara go to see a psychologist?
(a) She was suffering from glossophobia.
(b) She was having trouble sleeping.
(c) She was having nightmares.
(d) She was suffering from agoraphobia.

11. What does Ro have for pets?
(a) Hamsters.
(b) Birds.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Fish.

12. How does a policeman say that he got a lump on his head in Chapter 6?
(a) Got pushed.
(b) Got hit.
(c) Fell down stairs.
(d) Ran into a door.

13. How many people were taken hostage at a viewing of an apartment that was for sale?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

14. What are the only birds that the narrator thinks you should throw stones at?
(a) Peacocks.
(b) Swans.
(c) Ducks.
(d) Geese.

15. How did Zara describe herself and why she liked her job?
(a) Because she is an economist.
(b) Because she is a financial expert.
(c) Because she is an analyst.
(d) Because she is an examiner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the couple who owned the other apartment at the top of the building on the same floor as the apartment where the hostage drama was taking place?

2. How much of a deposit is required to rent an apartment when you do not have a job?

3. What does the policeman's mother do for a living in Chapter 3?

4. Who was in the stairway behind the bank robber when he burst into the apartment?

5. What is Roger wearing during the apartment showing?

(see the answer keys)

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