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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. What is Nana cooking in the kitchen when Pierce returns to the Cross house in Chapter 99?
(a) Rice and ham.
(b) Chili.
(c) Bread, roast chicken, and sweet potatoes.
(d) Soup and bread.

2. What does Christine say she wants very much in Chapter 97?
(a) Never to take a risk.
(b) A new job.
(c) Children.
(d) More time away from school.

3. What letter is written on the blackboard in Laura's classroom when Christine visits?
(a) C.
(b) B.
(c) Z.
(d) K.

4. What is the setting of Chapter 54 when Abel Sante leaves his girlfriend's apartment?
(a) Boston.
(b) London.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Paris.

5. Where does Pierce place the body of Anthony Bruno?
(a) In a boat house.
(b) In a cabin.
(c) In a lifeguard's chair.
(d) In a rowboat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Soneji feel as he hurries through the tunnels beneath Bellevue Hospital?

2. Where is Cross' most serious wound?

3. What is Pierce holding when Cross enters Pierce's bedroom?

4. What household object does Pierce use to interrogate Conklin?

5. What does Thomas Pierce study at Harvard?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do Pierce and Sampson discover on Walter Murphy's farm?

6. Does Sampson become angry with Pierce for leaving to go to Paris?

7. After Mr. Smith autopsies Sante, what does he do?

8. Is Pierce looking for Soneji's partner?

9. Why does Christine travel in an FBI sedan?

10. Is Abel Sante well-liked?

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