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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 Sterling tell Kay that she told Cary?
(a) Not to drive his Rolls Royce.
(b) To call Beryl.
(c) To write another book.
(d) Not to go to Culpeper's every evening.

2. Why is Beryl running scared about a month before her death?
(a) Her book manuscript is overdue.
(b) She is being threatened by a psycho.
(c) She is ill.
(d) She has no money.

3. In Chapter 7, where is Cary Harper murdered?
(a) At Culpeper's Tavern.
(b) Outside his Cutler Grove home.
(c) In his bedroom in Cutler's Grove.
(d) In Colonial Williamsburg.

4. What does Pete discover when he reviews Beryl's floppy disks?
(a) He finds a letter from Cary.
(b) He finds a letter from Beryl.
(c) Nothing. He finds no memoirs or letters.
(d) He finds several chapters of Beryl's latest Civil War book.

5. How long ago was the painting over the fireplace framed?
(a) 15 years ago.
(b) 8 years ago.
(c) 10 years ago.
(d) 12 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Almost how much money does Beryl withdraw from the bank?

2. Who calls Pete after hours to bully him about Beryl's papers?

3. What does Kay learn about Beryl's telephone number?

4. What is the rank of Pete Marino?

5. What does Sterling know about Beryl's last manuscript?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Kay suspicious enough to return to her office in the OCME, and what does she find there?

2. How is Mrs. McTigue acquainted with Beryl?

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

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

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

6. In Chapter 9, what does Pete learn about Jeb Price?

7. What book did Cary write, and at what age?

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

9. Waiting for her flight back to Richmond, what does Kay learn about Mark James?

10. Whom does Al Hunt work for at Masterwash, and why does he wear a tie on Fridays?

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