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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. Who does Houten say got the county to seal off the back road Alex notices on the county map in the La Vista police station?
(a) The Touch.
(b) An oil company.
(c) Noble Matthias.
(d) Houten.

2. What does Raoul agree to in order for him to leave La Vista?
(a) Probation.
(b) A written apology from Matthias.
(c) Waiving his fines.
(d) Alex searching the Touch's Retreat.

3. What does Doug carry into the trailer where Nona is staying?
(a) Toys.
(b) Grocery bags.
(c) Suitcases.
(d) Boxes of blankets.

4. What did Houten tell Doug about so he could find another hiding place?
(a) Alex's sneaking into the Retreat.
(b) Richard Moody's death.
(c) Milo's questioning of Augie.
(d) That Alex had asked about the back road.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What method did Houten's daughter use to commit suicide?

2. Who tells Raoul about the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Swopes?

3. What kind of fruit did Nona eat while trying to seduce Ezra?

4. How does Alex describe Doug's eyes when he bursts into the trailer?

5. What does Houten compare La Vista to before letting Alex into the cell to see Raoul?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the name of the sect "The Touch" refer to?

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

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

5. Why doesn't Nona want to return Woody to the hospital?

6. How does Alex gain access to the trailer where Nona and Woody are staying?

7. Why does Alex believe the diagnosis of cancer in their child must have been especially hard on the Swopes?

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

9. Why did Alex buy Delano Hardy a guitar?

10. Why does Milo think Alex is still in danger even though Richard Moody is dead?

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