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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 did Al Hunt formerly do for a living before he begins working for his father at Masterwash?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Clerk.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Lawyer.

2. In what month does Beryl speak at the DAR meeting?
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) September.
(d) December.

3. What is Mrs. McTigue's impression of Cary Harper?
(a) He is unimpressive.
(b) He is balding.
(c) He cuts an impressive figure.
(d) He is insecure.

4. Why does the attorney general want to speak with Kay?
(a) To quash the publicity about the missing manuscript.
(b) To go over the Beryl Madison evidence.
(c) To offer Kay a new position.
(d) So she can meet Sparacino for lunch.

5. In what role does Sparacino serve for Beryl Madison's estate?
(a) Probate attorney.
(b) Investigator.
(c) Litigator.
(d) Executor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has been stirring up matters between Cary and Beryl regarding Beryl's new book?

2. How does Kay feel when Mark touches her cheek?

3. What types of colors does Hunt say Beryl gives off as signals?

4. How old is Jeb Price?

5. What is placed in the metal pipe?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does Mark send Kay an airplane ticket to New York City?

2. In Chapter 4, why does Joni Hamm believe that the killer gets in and out of vehicles all day?

3. What does Kay do when Sparacino accuses her directly of being paid to give Harper the manuscript?

4. In what condition does Kay find Sterling during the middle of the night?

5. Why does Beryl speak at the meeting as a favor?

6. Why do Kay and Pete visit Benton Wesley, and what do they gain from their meeting with him.

7. In Chapter 2, in addition to telling Kay that he is relocating to northern Virginia, for what purpose does Mark James visit Kay?

8. What does Kay learn from Sterling Harper?

9. In Chapter 1, how does Pete know that Beryl has not eaten a snack before she is killed?

10. In Chapter 6, why does Pete Marino call Kay, and what does Kay do in response?

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