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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trait do Portlanders share?
(a) A dislike of New York.
(b) An ability to communicate with the earth.
(c) A charming smugness.
(d) A love of roses.

2. How did Viola's husband die?
(a) Hit and run accident.
(b) Struck by lightning.
(c) As a casualty of the Vietnam war.
(d) Heart attack.

3. How do Jim's colorful clothes affect Holly's pursuit?
(a) She can keep her distance.
(b) She must stay right behind him.
(c) He is camouflaged by other tourists.
(d) They have no effect.

4. Why can Holly not use the Department of Motor Vehicles to find Jim's street address?
(a) It is illegal.
(b) The DMV is not yet open.
(c) Jim's name is not genuine.
(d) She cannot afford the fee.

5. What is Jim afraid of?
(a) Flying.
(b) What was waiting for him in Portland.
(c) The mean looking clerk who serves him at the airport.
(d) People noticing how tense he is.

6. What lie does Holly tell Viola about her relationship with Jim?
(a) They were former teachers at the same school.
(b) Jim owes her money.
(c) She is the mother of his child.
(d) That Jim is her brother.

7. Why is Holly unable to stop herself entering the windmill?
(a) A strong wind blows her through the door.
(b) Jim drags her inside.
(c) It is not her body.
(d) She is hypnotized.

8. Why is Delbaugh not fearful for his own safety?
(a) He is never afraid.
(b) He has no time for it.
(c) He somehow trust's Jim's words.
(d) He has nothing to live for.

9. Who regularly snores in the office?
(a) George Fintel.
(b) Holly.
(c) Tommy Weeks.
(d) The lazy maintenance man.

10. Who finally stops to help?
(a) A large truck.
(b) A family of three in a motor home.
(c) A black car with red flames.
(d) A station wagon full of luggage.

11. Why does Holly read the Travis McGee novel?
(a) She had heard it was a good book.
(b) The book is set in a hot and humid climate.
(c) She has never read it before.
(d) It was the first book she saw at the store.

12. What is Eddie wearing when Holly meets him?
(a) Spandex shorts.
(b) Nothing but a smile.
(c) High-heeled sandals.
(d) Butt hugging white shorts.

13. What is unusual about the driver of the Peterbilt?
(a) They offer too much assistance.
(b) They are driving too quickly.
(c) A lack of Samaritan spirit.
(d) They are driving too slowly.

14. Why does Holly believe in a god?
(a) She was raised by religious parents.
(b) She finds the alternative too grim.
(c) Jim's miraculous rescue of the student at her school.
(d) She relies on religion to solve her problems.

15. What does Holly use to hide in the ticket line?
(a) A large newspaper.
(b) A large man.
(c) Oversized sunglasses.
(d) A potted plant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Holly keep her desk so tidy?

2. What does Jim find in his attic?

3. What does Jim mistake Holly for?

4. How do Ed Dubrovek and Steve Harkman know each other?

5. Which child is in danger?

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