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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jim not enter the motor home at first?
(a) He has not yet loaded his shotgun.
(b) He wants to avenge the death of the stranger in the car.
(c) He is wary of finding another gunman.
(d) There is blood covering the handle.

2. What saves Jim from being seriously hurt in the crash?
(a) A pillow on the passenger seat.
(b) A safety harness.
(c) The shot gun.
(d) His sunglasses.

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

4. What mesmerizes Holly?
(a) The sound of the truck engine.
(b) A severed foot.
(c) The sparks from the crashing truck.
(d) The tumbling shoe.

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

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

7. Why does Holly stay in Laguna Hills?
(a) The coastal towns were already booked out.
(b) She prefers being inland on holiday.
(c) She does not want to be discovered by Jim.
(d) It is a better place for sun bathing.

8. What surprises Holly about Jim's house?
(a) How white it is.
(b) How needlessly large it is.
(c) How ordinary it is.
(d) The badly kept lawn.

9. What is Jim the best in the world at?
(a) Saying nothing at the right time.
(b) Stunt car driving.
(c) Tae Kwon Do.
(d) Writing poetry.

10. What physical proof does Holly have that her nightmare is real?
(a) The wall is full of cracks.
(b) Wounds on her sides.
(c) Footprints of the boogeyman at her door.
(d) A wound in the back of her neck.

11. Where does Jim go for fresh air?
(a) To the supermarket.
(b) Onto the balcony.
(c) Into the shower.
(d) Into the refrigerator.

12. Why has Jim had so few women in his life?
(a) He is not physically attracted to women.
(b) He finds them too intelligent and boring.
(c) He has never been smooth with them.
(d) He thinks they laugh too much.

13. Which monument is Eddie climbing?
(a) Leaning tower of Pisa.
(b) Empire State Building.
(c) Eiffel tower.
(d) A pyramid.

14. Which desert is Jim driving through?
(a) The Great Basin.
(b) The Chihuahuan.
(c) The Mojave.
(d) The Sonoran.

15. What part of the DC-10 explodes?
(a) The rear engine.
(b) The landing gear.
(c) The right engine.
(d) The left engine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Holly's knockout punch?

2. What has a bonding effect on strangers?

3. How do the passenger's react to the impending bad landing?

4. Why is it obvious that Jim is not a librarian?

5. What does Jim find to taste like blood?

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