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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the bank robber tell Jim would like fireworks before the hostages are released?
(a) Julia.
(b) Zara.
(c) Estelle.
(d) Ro.

2. Where did Jack's mother get stabbed when she got caught in a riot and tried to help a bleeding woman get away?
(a) Arm.
(b) Back.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Stomach.

3. Where does Estelle keep the key to the other apartment that is for sale?
(a) Purse.
(b) A book.
(c) Kitchen drawer.
(d) Nail on the wall.

4. What does Julia say that Ro wanted to be after she wanted to be a yoga instructor?
(a) Chef.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Cabinetmaker.
(d) Reporter.

5. According to Zara, when did the city of Hanoi try to fight off a plague of rats by offering a reward for rats killed?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1918.

6. In Chapter 51, what does Zara ask the psychologist if she could kill if she was attacked?
(a) Lion.
(b) Bear.
(c) Dog.
(d) Tiger.

7. Who suggests lighting a fire in Chapter 61?
(a) Ro.
(b) Roger.
(c) Lennart.
(d) Julia.

8. In Chapter 40, what does Julia say a man sitting next to her on the bus the other day was eating?
(a) Sauerkraut.
(b) Anchovies.
(c) Tuna.
(d) Salami.

9. In a quote that Jim's wife liked, what did a man say he would plant even if "the world was going to hell tomorrow" (298)?
(a) Pear tree.
(b) Garden.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Apple tree.

10. Who found the phone that was in the pizza boxes?
(a) Lennart.
(b) Julia.
(c) Ro.
(d) Zara.

11. How many pizzas does Jack remember that the hostages ordered?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

12. Before the hostages leave, who puts the leftover pizza in the fridge?
(a) Julia.
(b) Ro.
(c) Estelle.
(d) Anna-Lena.

13. Who is the only person who will not accept a hug from Estelle in Chapter 68?
(a) The real estate agent.
(b) Roger.
(c) Lennart.
(d) Zara.

14. How long does the negotiator say in Chapter 52 that he had to talk to a captor after he let the hostages go?
(a) 5 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

15. In Chapter 51, what does the psychologist suggest that Zara buy?
(a) Watercolors.
(b) A new pair of hiking boots.
(c) Ear buds.
(d) Headphones.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the policeman who is supposed to be keeping journalists out of the apartment eating?

2. What does Estelle find in a chest in the closet?

3. What color is the bank robber's hair?

4. What does Roger wrap the pizza order around to throw it to the police?

5. What do Jack and Jim find at the back of the walk-in closet in the apartment in Chapter 42?

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