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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. What is the name of the street that Alex describes as the main drag in La Vista?
(a) La Vista Boulevard.
(b) Fulton Road.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Orange Avenue.

2. Whose music does Alex play on the radio during his drive to get Raoul out of jail?
(a) Vivien Garry.
(b) Flora Purim.
(c) Duke Ellington.
(d) Sidney Bechet.

3. Who is Milo questioning when Alex calls him about Raoul being in jail?
(a) Nona.
(b) A suspected rapist.
(c) A robbery suspect.
(d) Augie.

4. What does Alex stand on to peer through the window at the Retreat?
(a) Sun dial.
(b) Ladder.
(c) Plant pot.
(d) Rock.

5. What does Alex drink while the police are investigating the crime scene at his home?
(a) Scotch.
(b) 7 Up.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Bourbon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Alex say habitual liars often lace their stories with?

2. How many beds are in the Swopes' master bedroom?

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

4. Where was Nona when Doug saw her for the first time?

5. What movie star does Milo compare Raoul to when he goes to La Vista to demand the arrest of the Touch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about the back road Alex notices on the county map in the La Vista police station?

2. Why does the optimism in Garland Swope's ledgers end in Volume X?

3. What is strange about the bookshelf in Matthias' room?

4. What reason does Raoul give Alex for choosing oncology as his specialty?

5. What condition is Raoul in when Alex goes to pick him up in La Vista, and why is he like that?

6. What is Alex's initial impression of the Touch's Retreat?

7. What do Mr. Swopes' ledgers indicate his wife's role was in his incestuous relationship with Nona?

8. What prompts Raoul to go to La Vista, which lands him in jail?

9. Why does Alex set aside the magazine he's reading while he waits for Ezra to speak with Raoul?

10. Why does Raoul initially refuse to leave La Vista?

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