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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Alex find in a hidden compartment along with some drugs in Matthias' room?
(a) A manilla envelope.
(b) A ledger.
(c) Pictures.
(d) A gun.

2. What is Woody doing when Alex arrives at the trailer?
(a) Watching TV.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Playing with a truck.
(d) Eating.

3. What does Houten compare La Vista to before letting Alex into the cell to see Raoul?
(a) A church.
(b) An old west town.
(c) Old Italy.
(d) A television screen.

4. What prominent facial features does Noble have?
(a) Crossed eyes.
(b) A huge nose.
(c) A long beard.
(d) A large mole.

5. What is Nona giving Woody for his fever?
(a) Herbs.
(b) Tylenol.
(c) Ice water.
(d) Vitamin C.

6. What does Houten say is another word for bondage?
(a) Farming.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Religion.
(d) Work.

7. How does Alex describe Matthias' literary preference?
(a) Eclectic.
(b) Leaning toward mysteries.
(c) Strictly intellectual.
(d) Of a spiritual nature.

8. Who does Houten tell Alex died of cancer ten years ago?
(a) His brother.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His daughter.

9. What method did Houten's daughter use to commit suicide?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Gunshot.
(c) Hanging.
(d) Overdose.

10. What scientific name did Mr. Swopes use to refer to Nona in his journals?
(a) s. annonette.
(b) a. zingiber.
(c) a.s. beautificus.
(d) n. cheroyam.

11. How old was Nona when her father first committed incest with her?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

12. Who does Alex think Garland Swopes resembled as a young man?
(a) Jimmy Stewart.
(b) Bob Hope.
(c) Clark Gable.
(d) Elvis Presley.

13. Who is the guard at the gate to the Retreat when Alex sneaks in?
(a) Baron.
(b) Delilah.
(c) Matthias.
(d) Augie.

14. Who tells Raoul about the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Swopes?
(a) Helen.
(b) Beverly.
(c) The police.
(d) Alex.

15. What does Doug tell Alex he'd been planning to destroy?
(a) The Retreat.
(b) Sheriff Houten's house.
(c) The Swopes' place.
(d) Alex's garden.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what artist does Alex say the face of the waitress at the restaurant where he and Ezra meet looks as though it were painted by?

2. How many gas cans are found in Richard Moody's truck?

3. How long ago did the monks leave the monastery that is now the Retreat?

4. What kind of car does Alex encounter as he leaves the Retreat after sneaking in?

5. What kind of food does Ezra say he doesn't eat?

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