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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pinkie mockingly call Rose in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Mysterious.
(b) Simple.
(c) Naive.
(d) Shy.

2. What do Ida and Phil have with their lunch in Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Ale.
(b) Porter.
(c) Wine.
(d) Stout.

3. How long after she finds out about Hale's death does Ida suspect something?
(a) In a little while.
(b) Immediately.
(c) Hours.
(d) The next day.

4. Why do Pinkie and Rose choose to sit and listen to music at the restaurant?
(a) Rose likes to dance, but not to the song playing.
(b) Pinkie does not like to dance.
(c) Pinkie likes to dance, but not to the song playing.
(d) Rose does not like to dance.

5. What information does the shooting gallery caller give to Pinkie at the beginning of Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) The weather.
(b) The date.
(c) The time.
(d) The track results.

6. What decision does Spicer make at the end of Part 3, Chapter 2?
(a) He will consider turning himself into the police.
(b) He will turn himself into the police.
(c) He will not turn himself into the police.
(d) He will go to the police and try to help Pinkie.

7. What does Ida receive from Phil Corkery in Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) A letter.
(b) A package.
(c) A letter and a package.
(d) A postcard.

8. For which paper does Fred Hale write?
(a) Daily Observer.
(b) London Times.
(c) Daily Messenger.
(d) London Inquisitor.

9. Where is the scar that the boy at the pub has in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) His hand.
(b) His shoulder.
(c) His face.
(d) His arm.

10. Why does Pinkie detest himself after escaping from Colleoni's men?
(a) For not being prepared.
(b) For setting up Spicer.
(c) For running away.
(d) For falling for the trap.

11. What do Colleoni's men attack Pinkie with in Part 4, Chapter 1?
(a) Sticks.
(b) Bats.
(c) Razors.
(d) Knives.

12. How is the woman Hale sees at the pub described?
(a) Jovial, but not inebriated.
(b) Neither jovial nor inebriated.
(c) Inebriated, but not jovial.
(d) Jovial and inebriated.

13. How does Ida request to see the inspector in Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) She loudly demands.
(b) She softly demands.
(c) She asks what time the inspector will be there.
(d) She asks which office the inspector is in.

14. To make a point about what happens to people that interfere with the mob, what does Pinkie have in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) A list of names.
(b) A bottle of vitriol.
(c) A lighter.
(d) A box of matches.

15. Who is Pinkie surprised to see at the end of Part 4, Chapter 1?
(a) Phil.
(b) Ida.
(c) Rose.
(d) Spicer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which one of the following saddens Ida when she reads the paper in Part 1, Chapter 3?

2. How does Ida react to the amount of personal information in Hale's police file?

3. What condition are Ida and Phil in when they arrive at the police station?

4. Besides drinking, what does Hale do during the day to keep his nerves steady while at Brighton?

5. How does Ida wake up at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 1?

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