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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tommy buy for his wife's upcoming birthday in Chapter 1, "The Sign"?
(a) A pair of gloves and a hat.
(b) A scarf and a book.
(c) A new sedan.
(d) A new pickup truck.

2. What is the upcoming event that Marilyn Macauley is trying on a dress for in the shop in Chapter 1, "The Sign"?
(a) A benefit concert.
(b) A book signing.
(c) Her second cousin's wedding.
(d) Her granddaughter's baptism.

3. What is the name of Marilyn Macauley's husband?
(a) Jack.
(b) Roger.
(c) Charlie.
(d) James.

4. What month is it when Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory" begins?
(a) November.
(b) July.
(c) January.
(d) September.

5. About how far was the dairy farm that Tommy Guptill owned from Amgash?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 6 miles.
(c) 2 miles.
(d) 4 miles.

6. What does Pete confess to Tommy in Chapter 1, "The Sign"?
(a) That he was molested by his father.
(b) That he killed his father.
(c) That his father burned down Tommy's barn.
(d) That his mother tried to kill him.

7. What does Patty associate with her father?
(a) The stars.
(b) The moon.
(c) The highway.
(d) The sun.

8. Who is the director of the photography festival in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) Dottie Blaine.
(b) Shelly Small.
(c) Joy Gunterson.
(d) Annie Appleby.

9. What has gone missing from Yvonne's room on the fourth morning since her arrival?
(a) Her pajamas.
(b) Her camera.
(c) Her bracelet.
(d) Her laptop computer.

10. What does Patty have the sensation of having in her mouth after reading the memoir in Chapter 2, "Windmills"?
(a) A grain of sand.
(b) A monster.
(c) A snake.
(d) A piece of candy.

11. On what day of the week in May does Tommy drive into Carlisle in Chapter 1, "The Sign"?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

12. Who had brought Yvonne Tuttle to Linda's house?
(a) Jay Cornell.
(b) Karen-Lucie Toth.
(c) Charlie Macauley.
(d) Mary Mumford.

13. What is Jay charged with in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) Second-degree murder.
(b) Rape.
(c) Third-degree battery.
(d) First-degree murder.

14. Where does Linda go to talk to a lawyer in the end of Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Layton.

15. Who is Jay's lawyer that he asks for in Chapter 3, "Cracked"?
(a) Pat Johnson.
(b) Annie Appleby.
(c) Norm Atwood.
(d) Roger Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Robin when Charlie first met her?

2. What did Lucy Barton go on to become after leaving home?

3. What does Charlie tell Tracy when they part in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?

4. What had caused Marilyn Macauley's husband to change in personality?

5. What does Charlie put on the television at night in Chapter 4, "The Hit-Thumb Theory"?

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