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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pinkie react to the teasing he receives about Rose in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) He is amused.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is annoyed.
(d) He is surprised.

2. Where is Pinkie waiting for his gang in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) The tea room.
(b) A corner.
(c) A movie theatre.
(d) A bench.

3. What does Hale do when the boy approaches him for the second time in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) He tries to give him money.
(b) He tries to hide.
(c) He goes into a store.
(d) He leaves.

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

5. What does Hale lend Ida money for at the end of Part 1, Chapter 1, before he disappears?
(a) A hat.
(b) A coat.
(c) A haircut.
(d) A shower.

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

7. What is Spicer talking about with Pinkie at the track?
(a) A crime.
(b) A horse.
(c) A job.
(d) A pub.

8. What does the manageress tell Pinkie and Rose in Part 4, Chapter 1?
(a) That Pinkie needs to leave.
(b) That Pinkie and Rose need to leave.
(c) That the police are here.
(d) That the police are on their way.

9. What decade does Brighton Rock take place?
(a) 1940s.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1950s.

10. What did the paper report to be Hale's cause of death?
(a) It is unknown.
(b) Murder.
(c) Natural causes.
(d) Suicide.

11. Where does Molly work?
(a) Messrs, Carter, & Galloway.
(b) Messrs, Cooper, & Galloway.
(c) Messrs, Carter, & Griffiths.
(d) Morris, Carter, & Galloway.

12. Which one of the following best describes the ordering process of Rose and Pinkie at the restaurant in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) Long.
(b) Short.
(c) Confusing.
(d) Awkward.

13. Besides Colleoni, who else does Tate mention to Ida in Part 3, Chapter 1?
(a) Phil.
(b) Hale.
(c) Rose.
(d) Pinkie.

14. Why does Ida decide to find Fred's killer at the end of Part 1, Chapter 3?
(a) She enjoys solving mysteries.
(b) She thinks she might be in danger as well.
(c) It is a matter of right and wrong.
(d) It is the only way she will learn his real name.

15. 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 box of matches.
(c) A bottle of vitriol.
(d) A lighter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pinkie respond to Colleoni's job offer at the Cosmopolitan?

2. What is the woman at the pub doing when Hale arrives in Part 1, Chapter 1?

3. When does Hale arrive at the pub in Part 1, Chapter 1?

4. What does Ida receive from Phil Corkery in Part 1, Chapter 3?

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

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