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

2. What is the one possession about which Pierce cares?
(a) A car.
(b) A nice pair of shoes.
(c) A watch given to him by Isabella.
(d) A ring.

3. What newspaper does Mr. Smith spread over the linoleum in the farmhouse kitchen?
(a) London Times.
(b) Provence Weekly News.
(c) Le Monde.
(d) French Gazette.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of Chapter 54 when Abel Sante leaves his girlfriend's apartment?

2. What can Sante identify about Mr. Smith?

3. What color hair does Sondra Greenberg have?

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

5. When does Cross get home after Pierce/Smith is killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is Abel Sante well-liked?

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

3. What does Pierce think about his discovery of evidence in the coal stove in Cross' cellar?

4. In Part 5, does Pierce know that Cross is out of the hospital?

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

6. Is Pierce looking for Soneji's partner?

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

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

9. Does Cross try to save Pierce from killing himself?

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

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