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

2. What does Pierce find in Conklin's house that he identifies as Soneji's?
(a) Airplane models.
(b) A stash of televisions.
(c) A train set.
(d) Gourmet food.

3. What does Christine call students in Laura Dixon's first-grade class?
(a) Good writers and readers.
(b) Problem students.
(c) Cuddly kittens and perky puppies.
(d) Too young to understand how to behave.

4. How does Soneji die?
(a) He drowns.
(b) He burns to death.
(c) He falls from the train platform.
(d) He is electrocuted.

5. Where do Interpol and the French police gather to find Sante's body?
(a) The ircus.
(b) In a field.
(c) A park.
(d) At a lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Pierce?

2. What evidence from the Cross attack do police find near the cellar?

3. What does Mr. Smith cut from Isabella's body?

4. What is Cross' condition when Pierce calls the hospital in Chapter 82?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Christine travel in an FBI sedan?

2. What does Cross notice about Pierce's apartment?

3. What message does Mr. Smith leave for Cross after he has killed Inez?

4. How does Mr. Smith interfere with Cross' time with his children in the grocery store?

5. Why do Sampson and Pierce travel to Princeton, NJ?

6. What is the first clue Pierce leaves after he has killed Isabella?

7. How does Cross try to live his life differently after the Mr. Smith case is closed?

8. Does Mr. Smith seem to know a lot about Abel Sante?

9. What does Christine like about Laura Dixon's first grade students?

10. What happens to the Cross family the night of Cross' surprise party?

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