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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. Where was Lloyd Rennart's body found?
(a) On the side of a hill.
(b) In a deep ravine.
(c) Downstream in Peru.
(d) It has not been found.

2. What item does Myron find in Tito's truck?
(a) A chain saw.
(b) A book about making bombs.
(c) A cooler filled with Miller Lites.
(d) Chad's ring.

3. What is Jack's reason for filing for divorce from Linda?
(a) He claims mental cruelty.
(b) He claims she was unfaithful.
(c) He just didn't love her anymore.
(d) He claims she was a bad mother.

4. Who does Myron suspect might have known about the affair with Esme and Chad?
(a) Linda.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Jack.
(d) Rocky.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had it been since Esme claims to have seen Chad?

2. What shocks Myron when he is looking through Lloyd Rennart's personal effects?

3. Who cut off Chad's finger?

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

5. Who is a suspect in Jack's murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the encounter between Myron and Win's mother, Cissy Lockwood.

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

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

4. What surprising information does Linda reveal about being Chad's mother.

5. How does the author portray teenagers in the book?

6. What information does Myron ask Esperanza to find regarding Lloyd Rennart?

7. What is Reginald's reaction when Myron tells him about Chad's kidnapping?

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

9. Explain Esperanza's theory of the kidnapping.

10. Describe Esperanza's encounter in the biker bar.

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