View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Doug call Nona?
(a) Sis.
(b) Annona.
(c) NoNo.
(d) Lover.

2. What does Doug suggest Nona give Woody to eat?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Cereal.
(d) Soup.

3. How much money does Alex ask Matthias to pay him?
(a) $250,000.
(b) $300,000
(c) $1 Million.
(d) $150,000.

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

5. A banner for what sports team hangs over Woody's bed in the Swopes' house?
(a) Padres.
(b) Brewers.
(c) Yankees.
(d) Cardinals.

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

7. What does Doug refer to as "poison" when he enters the trailer?
(a) Southern Comfort.
(b) Alex's words.
(c) Vitamin C.
(d) Cocaine.

8. What name does Alex use when he checks into the Bel-Air Hotel?
(a) Carl Jung.
(b) Louis Armstrong.
(c) James Dean.
(d) Milo Sturgis.

9. 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?
(a) Vermeer.
(b) Picasso.
(c) Matisse.
(d) Modigliani.

10. What kind of car does Alex encounter as he leaves the Retreat after sneaking in?
(a) VW.
(b) Seville.
(c) Corvette.
(d) Suburban.

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

12. How old was Marla when she died?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

13. What does Alex carry up his sleeve as he sneaks into the Retreat?
(a) Knife.
(b) Crowbar.
(c) Bolt cutters.
(d) Flashlight.

14. How long ago did the monks leave the monastery that is now the Retreat?
(a) Seven years.
(b) Three years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 100 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Nona tell Houten she told about their affair?

2. How old was Nona when her father first committed incest with her?

3. What is the name of the restaurant where Alex and Ezra meet to talk?

4. What does Alex find beneath underwear in a drawer in Delilah's room?

5. Who does Houten tell Alex died of cancer ten years ago?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 333 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample