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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does NOT describe the man with Jack at the motel?
(a) Dark hair.
(b) Black.
(c) Beard.
(d) White.

2. What is the news conveyed during the phone call received while Victoria and Myron meet with Linda?
(a) Win has had a serious accident.
(b) Jack is dead.
(c) Chad has been released.
(d) Jack has won the U.S. Open.

3. Why does Myron call Francine Rennart again?
(a) To ask her out to dinner.
(b) To commission a painting.
(c) For help in finding the person who paid off Lloyd.
(d) To interview her for another story.

4. What does Myron pretend to be with the girls at the mall?
(a) Undercover cop.
(b) Newspaper reporter.
(c) FBI agent.
(d) CIA agent.

5. What secret does Norm need to keep?
(a) He is a criminal.
(b) He is gay.
(c) He is having an affair.
(d) He has cancer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the black man who accosts Myron and Esperanza?

2. Who does Reginald say was the person who climbed out of Chad's bedroom window?

3. What does Linda do when Myron catches her attention outside her house and asks for more information?

4. Where was Lloyd Rennart's body found?

5. What do the police find as the weapon that killed Tito?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Myron tell Victoria and Linda about Lloyd Rennart?

2. What is Esme's explanation of the affair with Chad?

3. What true story does Chad tell after Myron protests that Chad is lying about his account of the kidnapping?

4. What is the only situation in the book where the author changes point of view from Myron to another character?

5. How does Esme react when Myron confronts her about being involved with Chad?

6. Why does Myron not call the police after he discovers Tito's dead body?

7. Where is Myron looking when he realizes that he has solved the crime?

8. Describe the encounter Myron and Esperanza have with Reginald Squires, Carl, and some other thugs.

9. How does Myron secure a meeting with Lloyd Rennart's widow?

10. Explain why Tad has multiple motives in Jack's murder.

(see the answer keys)

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