2. Why is Dixie Lee arrested?
(a) Money laundering.
(b) Cocaine is found in his car.
(c) Buying more than an ounce of marijuana.
(d) Soliciting a prostitute.

3. Where does Dave go as soon as he has Alafair settled?
(a) To do some research at the library.
(b) To the local FBI office.
(c) To the local sheriff's office to report in as required by the terms of his bail.
(d) To Sally Dio's compound.

4. What does Dave do immediately upon his arrival in Montana?
(a) Buys a pistol.
(b) Calls Purcel.
(c) Calls Dixie Lee.
(d) Rents a house.

5. What does Dixie Lee overhear?
(a) Two cops talking about a bribe they accept.
(b) An insider stock tip.
(c) His wife talking to a man with whom she is having an affair.
(d) A conversation between two co-workers about a murder they committed.

6. Why does Dave end up taking Alafair with him?
(a) He will miss her too much.
(b) She is too upset about his leaving.
(c) He is afraid for her safety with anyone else.
(d) The place he had arranged became no longer available.

7. Back at home, what does Dave try to do?
(a) Settle into his routine.
(b) Soothe Alafair's fears.
(c) Try to pretend nothing happened.
(d) Put his affairs in order in case he goes to prison.

8. Who is Cletus Purcel?
(a) Dave's ex-partner.
(b) Dave's ex-brother-in-law.
(c) Dixie Lee's brother-in-law.
(d) Dave's ex-boss.

9. What is the connection between Dio and Dixie Lee?
(a) Dio and Dixie Lee went to high school together.
(b) They were in the Army together.
(c) They both like jazz and blues.
(d) Dio likes Fifties music.

10. Which one of the following shares a cell with Dave?
(a) A Russian Mafia hit man.
(b) A Vietnamese who garroted his business partner.
(c) A Chinese opium dealer.
(d) A serial killer from Australia.

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

12. Why does Dave decide to go to Montana?
(a) To get Alafair to a safe place.
(b) To investigate Dixie Lee.
(c) To investigate Dio.
(d) To find evidence to discredit Mapes.

13. What does Dave believe about the person he asks for company?
(a) That she is involved in the murder case.
(b) That he is involved in the murder case.
(c) That he is a smalltime pimp.
(d) That she is a smalltime pimp.

14. What worries Dixie Lee?
(a) The stock tip is a set-up.
(b) His wife is going to leave him.
(c) The cops will be after Dixie Lee.
(d) The two co-workers might kill him.

15. What is Dixie Lee's job when Dave encounters him?
(a) A manager/agent for a band.
(b) A drill man for an oil company.
(c) A car salesman.
(d) A leaseman for an oil company.