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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 McThune doing when he learns of Mark's disappearance?
(a) Fishing on his favorite pond.
(b) Spending a quiet Saturday morning with his family.
(c) Practicing at the firing range.
(d) Golfing with his FBI buddies.

2. What do Reggie and Mark discuss on their way back to their hotel in Chapter 38?
(a) The witness protection program.
(b) Running away.
(c) Going to Wal-Mart.
(d) Careers in acting.

3. Which guard finds Mark in his cell sweating, curled up by the toilet and sucking his thumb?
(a) Debbie.
(b) Diane.
(c) Doreen.
(d) Telda.

4. What does Reggie tell the FBI that really gets their attention?
(a) That she has personally seen the body.
(b) That she has an idea of where the body is.
(c) That Mark just likes the media attention.
(d) That Mark is crazy and she needs to get away from him.

5. Why does Mark feel important on his way to the airport?
(a) He got new clothes and gets to see his mom again.
(b) He is being rushed to a private jet and protected by the FBI.
(c) He has decided to join the mafia when he grows up.
(d) He has finally seen a decomposing body and can tell Ricky all about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which hospital will Ricky complete his treatment?

2. What warning does Reggie give the FBI?

3. Where does Reggie meet the FBI director and agent?

4. Who does Reggie call to tell her whereabouts?

5. Who serves Mark a subpoena to appear at the New Orleans grand jury?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Mark's feelings as he and Reggie ride to the New Orleans airport.

2. Discuss the rumors associated with the senator's death.

3. What three questions concern the FBI when they learn of Mark's disappearance from the hospital?

4. Discuss Judge Harry's concern in Chapter 28 and explain how he deals with it.

5. How does Mark convince Reggie to look for the body in the garage with him?

6. Explain how Mark created symptoms to get himself sent to the hospital.

7. What is Clint's important role once the FBI agrees to Reggie's demands for the Sways?

8. At the end of the book, who gets to the body first -- FBI or mafia -- and how does the reader know?

9. What do Foltrigg and his crew believe happened with Mark?

10. How does Reggie get back at Foltrigg?

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