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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Dave accused of murdering?
(a) Cletus Purcel.
(b) Mapes.
(c) Vidrine.
(d) Dixie Lee.

2. Where is Alafair staying while Dave is in jail?
(a) With Dave's aunt.
(b) With a cousin.
(c) With Dave's deceased wife's best friend.
(d) With her grandmother.

3. Where does Dave encounter Dixie Lee?
(a) A roadside cafe.
(b) A highway rest stop.
(c) The police station.
(d) A drugstore.

4. Who overhears Dave talking to the sheriff about the fire?
(a) Vidrine and Mapes.
(b) A DEA agent.
(c) Sally Dio.
(d) An ex-druggie who knows Sally Dio.

5. Why can the Sheriff do nothing about the letter?
(a) He says it could just be a prank.
(b) He says Dave has no proof it was addressed to Dave.
(c) There are no fingerprints or other identification.
(d) It is out of his jurisdiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Purcel go to South America?

2. What does Dave suspect started the fire that injures Dixie Lee?

3. What does Dave realize is missing?

4. What does Dave believe about the person he asks for company?

5. In what decade did Dixie Lee drop out of college?

(see the answer key)

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