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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 does Houten say Raoul looks like he fell into when Alex goes to retrieve him from jail?
(a) A river.
(b) A fire pit.
(c) A combine.
(d) Cow manure.

2. What does the ambiance of the Bel-Air Hotel remind Alex of?
(a) A Tuscan villa.
(b) New York City.
(c) His parents' house.
(d) Old mythical Hollywood.

3. What kind of food does Ezra say he doesn't eat?
(a) Seafood.
(b) Meat.
(c) Kosher.
(d) Dairy.

4. What movie star did Alex and Robin see the last time they stayed at the Bel-Air Hotel together?
(a) John Goodman.
(b) Bette Davis.
(c) Julia Roberts.
(d) Joan Crawford.

5. What is in the red porcelain bowls on the table that Alex sees through the window at the Retreat?
(a) Salt.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Opium.
(d) Butter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Doug suggest Nona give Woody to eat?

3. What does Alex say Swopes' greenhouse looks like in comparison to Ezra's?

4. Who does Alex think Garland Swopes resembled as a young man?

5. What time does Alex leave the Retreat in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Alex decide that Sheriff Houten isn't the right person for him to go to in order to get straight answers about the Swopes?

2. How does Alex manage to sneak up on Baron as he guards the gate to the Retreat?

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

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

5. Why does Alex say he "craved the balm of denial" as he is leaving the Touch's Retreat?

6. Why does Ezra say it's doubtful that Marla and Nona spent much time together when Nona was young?

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

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

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

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

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