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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. When was Frank Ethan Aims (Frankie) released from Valhalla?
(a) September 1979.
(b) September 1980.
(c) July 1980.
(d) July 1979.

2. In Chapter 12, why is Kay terrified to go out to breakfast the next morning?
(a) Sparacino is in town.
(b) She is afraid of Ethridge.
(c) Someone tried to kill her.
(d) She has received a threatening phone call.

3. To what hospital is Kay bringing samples of levomethorphan on Monday?
(a) Walter Reed.
(b) Duke University.
(c) Johns Hopkins.
(d) Georgetown Medical Center.

4. How does Kay carry the manuscript back to the hotel?
(a) In a satchel.
(b) In a knapsack.
(c) In a paper bag.
(d) In a briefcase.

5. What do Kay and Mark do after they make love and sleep?
(a) Take a shower.
(b) Walk the beach.
(c) Eat breakfast.
(d) Read the manuscript.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the stolen manuscript, Beryl's tote bag with clothes, bird shot, and pornography found?

2. Who has been released from jail on bond?

3. Who commits suicide by hanging?

4. Why is Kay looking for PJ?

5. What does Kay notice about the paper that is wrapped around Beryl's picture at Mrs. McTigue's home?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, why do Pete and Kay travel to Baltimore by train?

2. Why is Jim Barnes fired, and what happens to him?

3. What does Kay discover about Sterling's whereabouts during the murder of her brother Cary?

4. How does Kay gain PJ's trust?

5. Why does Beryl Madison take up writing?

6. Who is Al's friend at Valhalla, and what is characteristic about him?

7. Who stops by Kay's table during breakfast with Ethridge, and whom does she recognize?

8. Why did Sterling stay in the Harbor Court Hotel during her visits to Johns Hopkins?

9. What does Kay receive from Mark James, and what does he tell her?

10. Who molested Frankie at Valhalla, and what was done about it?

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