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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Fink want to testify in Judge Harry's court?
(a) Because he deeply respects the judge.
(b) To convince the judge that Romey knew where a body was hidden.
(c) He believes he knows information that no one else knows.
(d) To get media coverage for the upcoming election.

2. What does the newspaper article in Chapter 20 say about Mark?
(a) He must know something because he hired a lawyer.
(b) He's a punk kid stirring up trouble.
(c) He is guilty of Romey's death.
(d) He's a smart kid to hire a lawyer.

3. What message does Mark ask Reggie to relay to his mother?
(a) "I love you."
(b) "Don't forget about me."
(c) "Get me out of here."
(d) "I'm fine and will try to call soon."

4. Who is driving to Memphis in a van to avoid flying?
(a) Special Agent Roy Boxx.
(b) The President.
(c) The Honorable Roy Foltrigg.
(d) Wally Foltrigg.

5. Which of the agents gets a phone call from a drunk Romey?
(a) Roy Foltrigg.
(b) Wally Foltrigg.
(c) Skipper Scherff.
(d) Fink.

6. Who is the Memphis police reporter?
(a) Steve Moeller.
(b) Press Moeller.
(c) Ace Moeller.
(d) Slick Moeller.

7. As Mark sits in jail, he thinks about his problems. What are his problems?
(a) His home has been burned, he has a sick brother, a depressed mother, and is guilty of shooting Romey.
(b) His home has been burned, he has a depressed brother, a sick mother, and is targeted by both the mob and the FBI.
(c) Reggie's home has been burned, he has a sick brother, a depressed mother, and is targeted by both the mob and the FBI.
(d) His home has been burned, he has a sick brother, a depressed mother, and he is targeted by both the mob and the FBI.

8. Why is Reggie furious when she leaves the psychiatrist's office?
(a) Clint interupted her visit.
(b) The psychiatrist told her she needed to quit work.
(c) She just learned of Mark's imprisonment.
(d) She had to pay a large bill.

9. What is the FBI's complaint about Romey's suicide?
(a) Their work load is already huge.
(b) It will delay their case against The Blade for 6 months.
(c) It cut into their vacation.
(d) They don't like investigating the Mafia.

10. In talking with the FBI, Reggie finds that they have broken two more rules to get information. What information do they illegally obtain?
(a) Mark's fingerprints and his bloodtype.
(b) Mark's father's whereabouts and his mother's work records.
(c) Mark's fingerprints and his IQ.
(d) Mark's school grades and his father's information.

11. What is Trumann's plan to scare Mark into telling all he knows?
(a) To threaten the boy when his lawyer's not around.
(b) To subpoena the boy to a grand jury.
(c) To take Ricky into custody, too.
(d) To charge Ricky with Romey's death.

12. What does Mark shout to the media as cops take him from the hospital to jail?
(a) That they are all losers and need to get a real job.
(b) That the cops are torturing his family.
(c) That the cops are hurting him.
(d) That the cops beat down his mother and are taking a little kid to jail.

13. What does Foltrigg decide to do to scare Mark following Judge Harry's court?
(a) Subpoena him right away for a grand jury trial.
(b) Threaten his mother.
(c) Turn him over to the mob.
(d) Turn him over to the FBI.

14. Which offices are bugged by the mob?
(a) Reggie's and the FBI.
(b) The FBI and Romey.
(c) The Doctor and The Memphis Sun.
(d) Reggie's and Ricky's doctor.

15. What happens when Mark sees Romey's picture in the paper along with the story of his death?
(a) Mark begins to cry silently.
(b) Mark vomits.
(c) Mark almost vomits.
(d) Mark faints.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Mark tell the doctor the whole truth?

2. Who is hired by the mob to follow Mark's every move?

3. Who briefs Foltrigg about the Memphis police investigation?

4. When will Trumann's plan be put into action?

5. What slip of the tongue almost gives away Mark's lies to the investigating officer?

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