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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mark point out about the opening of Chapter 25?
(a) The page is tear stained.
(b) The page is blood stained.
(c) The page is torn.
(d) The page is a photocopy.

2. What drug does Sterling Harper ingest in a massive amount?
(a) Tylenol.
(b) Levomethorphan.
(c) Cyanide.
(d) Dextromethorphan.

3. What does Kay learn about Sterling from Dr. Ismail?
(a) Sterling had a daughter.
(b) Sterling was writing a novel.
(c) Sterling had a son.
(d) Sterling's cancer was not doing well.

4. Whom does Kay call to provide an update on her travel plans?
(a) Benton Wesley.
(b) Sparacino.
(c) Pete.
(d) Ethridge.

5. What animal is killed outside Kay's house?
(a) Walt the Warbler.
(b) Ray the Rabbit.
(c) Rick the Robin.
(d) Sammy the Squirrel.

6. Why is Kay looking for PJ?
(a) He is in one of Beryl's Civil War books.
(b) She wants to have a drink with him.
(c) He is mentioned in Beryl's letters.
(d) Pete knows him.

7. Who is the M to whom the two letters are written?
(a) Mrs. McTigue.
(b) Marino.
(c) Myself.
(d) Mark James.

8. What person is abusive in Chapter 13?
(a) Al Hunt's mother.
(b) Mark James.
(c) Al Hunt's father.
(d) Sparacino.

9. To which restaurant does Kay go first?
(a) Rick's.
(b) Louie's.
(c) Jimmy Jones's.
(d) Bill's.

10. What function does Backhall serve at Valhalla?
(a) A forensic unit.
(b) An admissions unit.
(c) A solitary unit.
(d) A schizophrenic unit.

11. What does Hunt say the killer wants to possess?
(a) The manuscript.
(b) Beryl's freedom and fame.
(c) Signed copies of Beryl's books.
(d) Beryl's gun.

12. What does Kay learn about Mark in Chapter 16 when she discovers him in her Key West hotel room?
(a) He practices law with Sparacino.
(b) He is gay.
(c) He is an undercover agent.
(d) He is a police officer.

13. What clientele does Kay encounter at the LaConcha Hotel?
(a) Same-sex couples.
(b) Businessmen.
(c) Police officers.
(d) Teenagers.

14. What does Pete give Kay after they leave shooting practice?
(a) A flak jacket.
(b) Ammunition for her gun.
(c) A holster.
(d) A license to carry a concealed weapon.

15. What does Pete advise Kay to do for her safety?
(a) Give up on the investigation of the murders.
(b) Call Ethridge.
(c) Modify her normal routines and report anything unusual.
(d) Stay with Pete.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, whom does Kay kill after he enters her home?

2. What does Cary Harper burn in the McTigue fireplace?

3. Why does Pete think Beryl runs away to Key West?

4. In Chapter 13, where is Valhalla Hospital?

5. For what is Sparacino being watched?

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