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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. Why does Dave go to see Mrs. Demarteau?
(a) To tell her he knows where her son is.
(b) To ask a few more questions about Clayton.
(c) To ask to see pictures of Clayton.
(d) To tell her that Darlene is in danger.

2. What happened to Mapes when he is 17?
(a) He gets drunk with a girl and rapes her but she does not press charges.
(b) He left home after stealing his parents's savings.
(c) He and a friend had a suspicious accident in which the friend dies.
(d) He is charged with assault.

3. What does Dave decide it is time to do?
(a) Time to turn the tables on Dio.
(b) Time to confront Mapes a little more directly.
(c) Time to plan a new identity.
(d) Time to make arrangements for Alafair.

4. Who has dessert with Dave and Alafair?
(a) Tess Reagan.
(b) Dixie Lee.
(c) Nygurski.
(d) Purcel.

5. Where is Dixie Lee when he calls Dave?
(a) In jail.
(b) A local bar.
(c) On his way back to Boston.
(d) At Dio's compound.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who moves in with Dave?

2. How does Dave's lawyer feel about his case?

3. Who does Dave visit the morning after Darlene's death?

4. What does Dave learn when he picks up Alafair?

5. What does Cletus tell Dave?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the lake and what does this incident reinforce to the reader about Dave's personality?

2. What does Dave learn about Mapes and what does this information tell the reader about the man?

3. Why does Dave believe Darlene's life is in danger?

4. How does Mrs. Desmarteau receive Dave, and what does he learn?

5. How does Cletus save Dave's wife and do you think he and Dave are more alike than first seemed?

6. What happens when Dave picks up Alafair at school and do you think the teacher and principal are justified in their response?

7. Is Dave's response to Cletus taking Charlie out of the house ethical?

8. How does Dave respond both analytically and emotionally to Darlene's death?

9. What does Dave learn when he is riding to the Reservation on their bus and how might that affect his feelings towards Darlene?

10. What is Dave's response to Dixie Lee's request to help and do you think it is wise?

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