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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Pierce's occupation?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Police Sergeant.
(c) Investigator for the FBI.
(d) Ambulance driver.

2. How does Pierce feel at the beginning of Chapter 106?
(a) Invincible.
(b) Compassionate.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Scared.

3. What is Pierce holding when Cross enters Pierce's bedroom?
(a) A scalpel.
(b) A hand grenade.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A gun.

4. What does Pierce do when he wants Conklin to go down to the cellar?
(a) Pushes him down the stairs.
(b) Gets Sampson to bring him down.
(c) Ties him up and brings him down.
(d) Asks politely for him to go down.

5. What is Cross' condition when Pierce calls the hospital in Chapter 82?
(a) He has died.
(b) He has amnesia.
(c) He has gone into a coma.
(d) He is awake and talking.

6. Where is Pierce seen on the same day a victim disappears when he is supposed to be in Rome?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) London, England.
(c) San Francisco, California.
(d) Frankfurt, Germany.

7. What kind of jokes do Pierce and Greenberg share when they are searching for Mr. Smith?
(a) Knock-knock jokes.
(b) Space-visitor jokes.
(c) Crude jokes.
(d) Practical jokes.

8. At what time does Cross arrive at Pierce's apartment in Cambridge?
(a) 7:00 AM.
(b) 9:00 AM.
(c) 11:00 AM.
(d) Noon.

9. Where does Soneji's recurring nightmare take place?
(a) Underground in the train station.
(b) At his stepmother's house.
(c) On his grandfather's farm.
(d) His elementary school.

10. What does Pierce request from Soneji's grandfather?
(a) Two shovels or picks.
(b) To quote him in his report.
(c) To take his picture.
(d) To drive his truck.

11. What is Soneji carrying with him when he enters Grand Central Station?
(a) A baby.
(b) A Walkie Talkie.
(c) A police badge.
(d) A bag of groceries.

12. Where does Pierce live as a child?
(a) Colorado Springs, Colorado.
(b) Cambridge, Massachusetts.
(c) Princeton, New Jersey.
(d) Near Laguna Beach, California.

13. What does Christine have to change because of the media?
(a) He phone number.
(b) The route she takes to school.
(c) Apartments.
(d) The location of her office.

14. What does Sampson say is a metaphor for their case in Chapter 127?
(a) Spilled ink.
(b) Lost uniforms.
(c) Roadkill.
(d) A traffic jam.

15. When Soneji escapes from the hospital, into what kind of vehicle does he get?
(a) A city bus.
(b) A train.
(c) A car.
(d) A taxi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Smith tell Pierce and Greenberg they can find Sante?

2. Where does Pierce remember seeing the phrase "Language is more than speech?"

3. What does Cross ask Christine to do at the end of the novel?

4. What significance does the novel "Stranger in a Strange Land" have for Mr. Smith?

5. Whom does Christine see waiting for her outside her office at the end of Chapter 88?

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