View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is hired as The Blade's new lawyer?
(a) William Green.
(b) Mark McThune.
(c) Willis Upchurch.
(d) Willis Churchhill.

3. Who tells Clint that he is a reporter who wants to talk with Reggie?
(a) Boxx.
(b) Nance.
(c) Muldanno.
(d) Foltrigg.

4. After police examine the area in which Romey dies, where is Ricky sent?
(a) To a juvenile detention facility.
(b) To jail.
(c) To the hospital.
(d) To a neighborhood clinic.

5. 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 faints.
(c) Mark vomits.
(d) Mark almost vomits.

6. What secret does Romey tell the boy that is in the car with him?
(a) That his lawyer is crooked.
(b) That he escaped from jail.
(c) That he killed The Blade.
(d) Where the senator's body is buried.

7. What does Mark ask the jail attendant to bring him in Chapter 26?
(a) Tacos.
(b) Pizza.
(c) A phone.
(d) A Bible.

8. Which company does Chester Tanfill own?
(a) Arklatex Designs.
(b) Ark-Lon Fixtures.
(c) Graceland Gravestones.
(d) TenArk Fixtures.

9. Who briefs Foltrigg about the Memphis police investigation?
(a) Jason McThune.
(b) Clifford Romey.
(c) Wally Boxx.
(d) Justin Greenway.

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

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

12. 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 FBI.
(d) Turn him over to the mob.

13. Why does Mark want to sue the detention center to which he is taken?
(a) Because they didn't feed him.
(b) Because there was no phone.
(c) Because there was no air conditioning.
(d) Because there were bugs on his bed.

14. What confuses Mark about Judge Harry's courtroom?
(a) He cannot understand Judge Harry.
(b) Why it is so cold in the courtroom.
(c) The floor tiles form an unusual pattern.
(d) The judge alone is asking all the questions.

15. Who burns down Mark's family trailer home?
(a) A man in a dark Ford.
(b) A man in a white Ford.
(c) A man in a dump truck.
(d) A man walking on foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks the FBI for extra protection for Mark, and for the boy to be tracked?

2. Who else is the mob paying to watch Mark?

3. What does the newspaper article in Chapter 20 say about Mark?

4. In Chapter 27, what does Reggie talk with Mrs. Sway about at the hospital?

5. What does Mark initially tell the cops about Romey's death?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 565 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample